Opinion-Section
In Death, All Debts Are Settled?
Đan Thanh wrote this article in Vietnamese, published in Luat Khoa Magazine on July 9, 2025. Đàm Vĩnh Hằng translated
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News
LIV Webinar Reveals Facebook’s Role in Digital Suppression in Vietnam, Demands Accountability
[Taiwan, June 11, 2025] – Legal Initiatives for Vietnam (LIV), in collaboration with ARTICLE 19 and CLARITI, hosted a virtual webinar
Human Rights
When Connection Becomes Control: Facebook's Dark Side in Việt Nam
In an increasingly digitized world, social media platforms like Facebook often present themselves as champions of open communication and connectivity.
Internet Freedom
Vietnam: The New Code Of Conduct On Social Media Is Not Legally Binding
On June 17, 2021, Reuters reported [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-vietnam-socialmedia-idUSKCN2DU0GE] that Vietnam announced a national code of conduct
Internet Freedom
Vietnamese Activists React to Facebook Taking Down “Anti-state” Posts
In mid-April, Reuters [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-vietnam-facebook-exclusive-idUSKCN2232JX] broke the news that Facebook agreed to censor so-called “anti-state” posts
free press
Vietnam: Putting Up with Facebook
This article was originally published in SEAPA.org on June 3, 2019. As Facebook recently announced that it would agree
News
Vietnamese Police Continue Questioning People Over Facebook Activities
The police force in Ben Tre Province, Vietnam seemed to have been quite busy in the last few months, going
News
Vietnamese Police Questioned University Student Over Facebook Postings
On February 1, 2019, the Domestic Security Bureau of Ben Tre Province interviewed Tran Ngoc Phuc, a 21-year-old student of
Freedom of Expression
Facebook’s Community Standards Continue to Hinder Activism in Vietnam
For almost two months, a group of drivers in Vietnam continuously protested [/2019/01/protest-against-bot-how-vietnamese-drivers-fight-back/] against a BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer) toll
News
MINDS’ CEO: Protect Free Speech, Will Only Respond to U.S Subpoenas
In the past few days, thousands of social media users in Vietnam have relocated to Minds. At the same time,
Freedom of Expression
“Minds” over Facebook: Vietnamese Netizens’ Great Cyber Exodus?
In the past two days, the “F-Generation” of Vietnam started what seems to be an online exodus when many well-known