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TikTok argued in the case that the person who posted the videos let generative AI learn their friend's voice, and it is no more than a generic male voice.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 30, 2026
While calling voice a protected right, court dismisses voice actor’s AI case
Kenjiro Tsuda’s lawsuit was the first in Japan filed over a “voice rights” infringement using generative artificial intelligence.
Voice actor Kenjiro Tsuda has taken TikTok to court over videos he says feature an artificial intelligence clone of his "lustrous" baritone, with a verdict due on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 27, 2026
Japanese anime actor fights TikTok over AI voice cloning
AI imitation is a growing concern among performers worldwide, and the threat has roiled 91AV原创 storied animation industry.
Wu Xingyu, an AI animation director, works on a project at the office of China Wit Media, a film and television production company, in Shenzhen on Aug. 17.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Sep 25, 2026
China fuels rush to turn AI video into an industry
Local governments are promising to build tech clusters and offering subsidies to AI filmmakers and startups, a familiar industrial policy playbook.
As the European Union considers how to protect and empower young people in a digital world, it must resist the impulse to rely solely on a social?media ban for minors.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 2, 2026
Social-media age bans won’t make children safer — but this will
A more effective strategy to protect young people would force tech firms to remove addictive features by holding them to product-liability standards—as with most other industries.
Supporters of children’s advocacy groups hold a rally calling for stronger support for young people with special educational needs and other issues in London last September.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 2, 2026
The U.K.’s bedroom generation is a ticking time bomb
Studies show that extended social isolation is associated with health risks comparable to those of obesity and smoking. It can also interrupt cognitive development.
In a landmark deal with state attorneys general across the U.S., Meta agreed to pay up to $18 billion and implement design changes such as limiting the amount of time users under 18 can spend scrolling on its apps.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 27, 2026
Kids will be kids, and that’s the biggest risk with Meta’s new safeguards
Guardrails can only work as well as a company’s ability to accurately identify a user’s age, and young people around the world have repeatedly found ways to get past restrictions.
An in-development money-sending feature by TikTok, if launched, would use the TikTok Pay offering already available in Southeast Asia to handle the transactions.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 19, 2026
TikTok is exploring feature to send money over direct messages
The move would extend the social media app’s push into financial services.
TikTok and other social media companies are facing more than 3,000 individual complaints alleging that their products are addictive and have harmed the mental health of children.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 4, 2026
TikTok finalizing trio of settlements over addiction claims
The cases are part of broad litigation against the world’s largest social media companies, which includes individual plaintiffs, U.S. school districts and state attorneys general.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (center) meets with advocates for the country's social media ban for children under 16 at Parliament House in Canberra on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 29, 2026
Australia gives regulator more power to pursue Big Tech over under-16 social media ban
The move ?comes as evidence suggests children are still able to access the platforms six months ?after the ?world-first restrictions took effect in December.
There is little evidence to suggest teenagers have turned away from social media under the law, a team of Australia-based researchers has found in a peer-reviewed study published by the British Medical Journal.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 25, 2026
Australia’s social media ban for under 16s having little impact, study shows
Underage users have been dodging the restrictions by using accounts registered to older people, setting up fake accounts, or by logging into private browsers.
The rise of silver content creators is helping redefine what we associate with aging, and they are a potent spending force due to their substantial net worth.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 11, 2026
Your mum and dad are influencers now, too
As populations age and people delay retirement, these third-age influencers are restoring some relevance and legitimacy to age groups sidelined in many professions.
Saitama Prefectural Police have arrested a 43-year-old man for obstructing Hama-Sushi’s business operations after a “rage-bait” social media video he posted went viral.
JAPAN / Society
Jun 4, 2026
Man arrested over video of him allegedly pouring detergent-like liquid on sushi
Yuta Shinnishi, 43, has admitted to the allegation and was quoted as saying he “wanted to get more views” on social media.
A popular voice actor has sued TikTok’s operator over videos allegedly using an AI-generated imitation of his voice without permission.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 26, 2026
Actor files lawsuit against TikTok operator over AI-generated voice use
The lawsuit, filed with the Tokyo District Court by Kenjiro Tsuda last November,?is believed to be the first of its kind in Japan.
TikTok plans to invest �1 billion ($1.16 billion) to build its second data center in Finland in less than ?a year.
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 8, 2026
TikTok to build a second billion-euro data center in Finland
Finland has become a magnet ?for data centers ?as companies including Microsoft and Google look to curb energy ?costs and meet climate goals.
Mexico's Secretary of Public Education Mario Delgado speaks during an interview in Mexico City on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 12, 2026
Mexico considering social media restriction for minors
Several nations are toughening up age restrictions on social media platforms as concerns grow over excessive screen time for children and their exposure to harmful content online.
Instead of worrying about disruption, investors in China are chasing perceived winners, drawn by AI’s growth prospects and its potential to drive cost savings for end users.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 22, 2026
China defies global ‘AI scare trade’ as investors chase winners
One key reason for the divergence in investor focus is China’s relatively insulated competitive landscape.
A 16-year-old uses his phone in Madrid on Feb. 3. An order by Spain for prosecutors to investigate social media platforms X, Meta and TikTok for allegedly spreading AI-generated child sexual abuse material comes amid a wider crackdown on online platforms, with regulators accusing them of practices ranging from anti-competitive behavior in digital advertising to ?deliberate design ?of addictive features.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 18, 2026
Spain to investigate X, Meta and TikTok over AI child sexual abuse material
The move comes amid a wider crackdown, with regulators accusing platforms of practices ranging from anti-competitive behavior in advertising to use ?of addictive features.
Advertising promoting ByteDance's cloud and AI service platform Volcano Engine and chatbot Doubao hangs at the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing on Feb. 5.
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Feb 14, 2026
All-in on AI: what TikTok creator ByteDance did next
The tech giant created China’s most popular chatbot, Doubao, which has built up more than 100 million daily users since its inception in 2023.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 11, 2026
YouTube lawyer sees no addiction from half hour of videos a day in trial
A 20-year-old Californian was presented by her lawyers as the face of a scourge that has allegedly poisoned millions of American youths — overconsumption of social media.
Parents who lost children to social media–related harms hold a vigil on Feb. 5 ahead of a social media addiction trial set to begin this week in Los Angeles.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 9, 2026
Arguments to begin in key U.S. social media addiction trial
The outcome in the case in the Los Angeles Superior Court could set the tone for a tidal wave of similar litigation across the United States.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
Baku championships showcase rising standards in global sumo
Ryan Roddy (second from left back) is pictured with the Ireland sumo team at this month's World Sumo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.

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