TOKYO -- The Japanese government is ramping up efforts to combat foreign election interference after the spread of misinformation by bots on social media became a problem in the recent upper house vote.
Cybersecurity
Japan to step up measures to fight foreign election interference
Country falls behind US, Europe and Australia in countering misinformation
Japan's recent upper house election saw a wave of social media bots spreading fake AI images on topics like vaccines and foreigners. © AP
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