Satoko Murakami, 59, a member of the Kitakyushu Municipal Assembly, who experienced harassment on X, that she was a member of an extremist group. She also experienced other types of harassment, such as having underwear and daily necessities that she did not order sent to her office by cash on delivery.
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I’m concerned that young people who want to be politicians may hesitate to run for office, if no proper measures are taken to stop harassment on social media.
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shogun36
Maybe she should encourage the young people to NOT do this instead?
Sven Asai
Why do they and do they even have time to read all those SNS messages, harassment contained or not? In fact, they have important and more severe other things to do, making real life politics in assemblies and parliaments for example. So they are practically not affected at all. Or they prefer playing around all day on smartphones and sites like X & co. and then of course aren't capable of doing the politicians' job right from the beginning.
robert maes
You should be concerned with serving your citizens instead of seeking for the next corrupt handout and then there will be no online negative comments. Nor here.
Nippon Haim
Stop reading comments. Solution.
kibousha
Express concern, while laughing behind everyone "scare people away and keep the job for myself, 150万 free money monthly for miscellaneous expenses, muahahaha!!!".
ian
Hahahaha what