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Regarding political clip videos, which involve editing politicians statements and posting them on platforms like YouTube, some job recruitment websites have started to prohibit requests for video editing work related to these videos.

There are also concerns that the payment of money may violate the Public Offices Election Act, and one major company has stated, There is a possibility that this may be against the law, among other reasons.

Political highlight videos attracted attention during last years Tokyo gubernatorial election and Hyogo gubernatorial election, and while they have increased interest in politics, it has also been pointed out that they are a factor in the spread of slander and misinformation.

Many of the videos have a high number of views and can generate advertising revenue, so there have been cases where editing and other tasks are outsourced through job placement websites.

Regarding job postings for video editing and similar work, one of the major sites, CrowdWorks, revised its guidelines last month to prohibit not only jobs related to election activities but also requests that include content related to political activities and the like.

CrowdWorks states that there is a possibility that clients and contractors may violate laws and regulations, among other reasons.

More than 600 job postings for editing political highlight videos were listed on the company’s website as of February this year, but they are no longer visible.

Other sites also state that Coconala does not accept requests for video production services deemed to concern specific politicians or political parties, and if they confirm actions that may violate the Public Offices Election Act, a specialized team will take measures such as removal or warnings. In addition, Lancers also prohibits requests related to election campaigns and similar activities in its guidelines.

Risk of violating the Public Offices Election Act: Interpretation of the law, governments clarification Masato Tadano, a professor at Hitotsubashi University who is well-versed in the Public Offices Election Act, said, If paying money to have someone actively and at their own discretion engage in election campaigning by producing edited video clips is considered as such, it could be regarded as bribery and there is a risk of violating the Public Offices Election Act. He added, Since the judgment is difficult, I think thats why there is a general trend not to post such requests.

This is an unexpected case, so the government needs to clearly state its interpretation of the law, he said.