Vietnam introduces nationwide code of conduct for social media 'to promote beauty' of country | News24

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Vietnam has introduced national guidelines on social media behaviour, which encourage people to post positive content about the Southeast Asian country and require state employees to report 'conflicting information' to their superiors.

Members of Vietnam parliament attend a session voting to approve a cyber security law in Hanoi on 12 June 2018, which could compel Facebook and Google to take down critical posts within 24 hours.Vietnam has introduced national guidelines on social media behaviour.

The code prohibits posts which violate the law and"affect the interests of the state" and applies to state organisations, social media companies, and all their users in Vietnam. Vietnam is a major market for Facebook, which serves about 60 million users in the country and generates revenue of nearly $1 billion, according to sources familiar with the numbers.

 

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