Vietnamese state media reported the communist government is set to issue an amendment to the telecommunications law that requires social media users to register their identities with law enforcement.
Vietnamese state media reported on Monday that the communist government is set to issue an amendment to the national telecommunications law before the end of 2023 that requires both foreign and domestic social media users to register their identities with law enforcement.
“There are times the authorities can identify social media account holders that violate the laws but cannot track them down because those criminals use cross-border applications. Unverified accounts, no matter on local or foreign platforms such as Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, will be dealt with,” vowed deputy information minister Nguyen Thanh Lam.noted that not all social media platforms operating in Vietnam currently offer identity verification services.
Last year, social media platforms were required to take down news deemed as fake in 24 hours, rather than the previously mandated 48 hours. This gave the government “greater ability to pressure companies and is likely to lead to violations of the rights to freedom of expression, association, and privacy,” Human Rights Watch said.foreign social media companies to establish facilities in Vietnam, putting them even more at the mercy of Vietnamese officials, who were empowered to demand information about users and force platforms to remove banned content.
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