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Vietnam implements code of conduct for social media

Friday 18 June 2021 | 13:05 CET | News
Vietnam has introduced national guidelines on social media behavior, to encourage people to post positive content about the Southeast Asian country and require state employees to report "conflicting information" to their superiors, Reuters reports. The code prohibits posts which breach the law and "affect the interests of the state" and applies to state organisations, social media companies, and all their users in Vietnam.

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