選挙中のSNSの偽情報対策の改正法が成立　7月13日、参議院本会議で可決　AIで作った画像や動画の投稿には「AIで作成」と表示する義務、SNS事業者にも偽情報の悪影響を減らす対策を義務づけ　罰則はなく、2027年3月施行で来年春の統一地方選挙から適用

Welcome to Japanese Daily News. I'm Maya. Today is July thirteenth. Japan's parliament has just passed a new law to fight fake information on social media during elections. Let's listen.

Now let's break it down, sentence by sentence.

A law to stop the spread of false information online during elections was passed on July thirteenth.

It means a law being passed and coming into being.

The law was approved in a plenary session of the upper house with broad support.

It means a bill being approved by a vote.

It revises the election law, and six political parties submitted it together.

It means a political party.

In recent years, every election, false posts and hurtful comments spread and became a problem.

It means to hurt or harm someone.

Under the new law, when you post AI-made or AI-edited images or video, you must label that fact.

It means to make something a required duty.

Companies that run social media must also take measures to reduce the bad effects of false information.

It means a countermeasure, a step taken to deal with a problem.

The law has no penalties, so how effective it will be is said to be a challenge.

It means a penalty or punishment set by a rule.

It clearly states that internet users, too, must not harm the fairness of elections with false information.

It means fairness or impartiality.

And it is set to apply from next spring's unified local elections.

It means applying a rule or law to a situation.

Let's listen to the whole story one more time.

Time for a short quiz. Listen and try to answer.

It passed on July thirteenth.

It starts on March first, 2027.

You must show that it was made with AI.

That's all for today. Japan passed a law requiring AI-made election content to be labeled and asking social media companies to curb false information, though it carries no penalties and takes effect in March. It's a reminder to check your sources before you vote. Thanks for listening, and see you tomorrow.