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Japan's FTC surveys about 370 media firms over AI search use of articles

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Japan's Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) announced on July 8, 2026 that it had launched a questionnaire survey covering about 370 media organizations—including newspapers, broadcasters and magazine publishers—over the unauthorized use of their news articles by generative AI-powered "AI search" services. The regulator aims to examine whether the practice raises issues under the Antimonopoly Act and to issue recommendations in a report.

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