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Japan Forms Task Force to Combat Online Abuse at Olympics

2/3/2026

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The Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) established a 22-member task force to monitor online abuse 24/7 during the Milan Cortina Winter Games.
The task force will prevent athletes from encountering harmful posts and will collaborate with the International Olympic Committee.
The move follows cyberbullying incidents at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics.
Japan has intensified its online-abuse efforts since Hana Kimura's 2020 suicide, imposing stricter penalties and urging platform action.

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The Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) established a 22-member task force to monitor online abuse 24/7 during the Milan Cortina Winter Games.
The task force will prevent athletes from encountering harmful posts and will collaborate with the International Olympic Committee.
The move follows cyberbullying incidents at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics.
Japan has intensified its online-abuse efforts since Hana Kimura's 2020 suicide, imposing stricter penalties and urging platform action.