Google, OpenAI, Meta, TikTok team up with Japan to fight scams

Cybersecurity

Public-private initiative targets fraud linked to Cambodia, Myanmar, other hubs

Tech groups and Japanese authorities and businesses launched the Japan Anti-Scam Alliance in Tokyo on Aug. 26. (Photo by Tsubasa Suruga)

TSUBASA SURUGA

August 26, 2026 17:34 JST

TOKYO — Google, OpenAI, Meta and TikTok joined forces Wednesday with Japanese authorities and local businesses to fight a wave of online scams, as criminal networks operating in Southeast Asia increasingly use the latest technology to target victims.