Vietnam's new social media code of conduct
Reuters 18 June 2021 By Phuong Nguyen, James Pearson. Dateline Hanoi/Reuters. === Vietnam introduced national guidelines on social media behaviour on Friday which encourage people to post positive content about the Southeast Asian country and require state employees to report “conflicting information” to their superiors. 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. “Social media users are encouraged to promote the beauty of Vietnam’s scenery, people and culture, and spread good stories about good people,” reads the code, which was contained in a decision from the information ministry and dated June 17. It was not clear to what extent the decision was legally binding, or how it would be enforced. Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party tolerates little criticism, retains tight control over media and has in recent years presided over an intensified crackdown on dissidents and activists, some of whom are serving lengthy jail terms for posts on Facebook and Google’s YouTube. In November last year, Reuters exclusively reported that Vietnamese authorities had threatened to shut down Facebook if the social media giant did not bow to government pressure to censor more local political content on the platform. 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. The new code requires social media providers in Vietnam to “deal with users in accordance with Vietnamese law” when requested by authorities to remove content from their platforms. It encourages social media users to create accounts using their real identities, share information from official sources, and avoid posting content which violates the law, contains bad language, or advertises illegal services. In January, Vietnamese social media users used fake weather reports and football scores as a creative means to discuss Communist Party leadership wrangling after an official ban on speculation ahead of a Party congress. Reporting by Phuong Nguyen and James Pearson; Editing by Ed Davies === Music video, just under 4 minutes ,for R.E.M.'s satirical song "Shiny Happy People": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYOKMUTTDdA
But also today, Vietnam voted in favor of the UN General Assembly resolution to pressure an end to arms sales for the genocidal Myanmar junta which seized power in Feb '21 coup. On 6/19/21 5:36 AM, Douglas Lucas wrote:
Reuters 18 June 2021 By Phuong Nguyen, James Pearson. Dateline Hanoi/Reuters.
=== Vietnam introduced national guidelines on social media behaviour on Friday which encourage people to post positive content about the Southeast Asian country and require state employees to report “conflicting information” to their superiors.
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.
“Social media users are encouraged to promote the beauty of Vietnam’s scenery, people and culture, and spread good stories about good people,” reads the code, which was contained in a decision from the information ministry and dated June 17.
It was not clear to what extent the decision was legally binding, or how it would be enforced.
Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party tolerates little criticism, retains tight control over media and has in recent years presided over an intensified crackdown on dissidents and activists, some of whom are serving lengthy jail terms for posts on Facebook and Google’s YouTube.
In November last year, Reuters exclusively reported that Vietnamese authorities had threatened to shut down Facebook if the social media giant did not bow to government pressure to censor more local political content on the platform.
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.
The new code requires social media providers in Vietnam to “deal with users in accordance with Vietnamese law” when requested by authorities to remove content from their platforms.
It encourages social media users to create accounts using their real identities, share information from official sources, and avoid posting content which violates the law, contains bad language, or advertises illegal services.
In January, Vietnamese social media users used fake weather reports and football scores as a creative means to discuss Communist Party leadership wrangling after an official ban on speculation ahead of a Party congress.
Reporting by Phuong Nguyen and James Pearson; Editing by Ed Davies ===
Music video, just under 4 minutes ,for R.E.M.'s satirical song "Shiny Happy People": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYOKMUTTDdA
On 6/19/21, Douglas Lucas <dal@riseup.net> wrote:
But also today, Vietnam voted in favor of the UN General Assembly resolution to pressure an end to arms sales for the genocidal Myanmar junta which seized power in Feb '21 coup.
Both they and UN didn't vote to allow the people to have arms, to lead having defensive and removal rights by example, so other sheeple followed their ban, gave them up, and they got genocided. Just like every ban case in history eventually goes.
Vietnam introduced national guidelines
And apparently the US and a few other big places are even worse censors and propagandists than they are.
On Sat, Jun 19, 2021, 12:11 PM Punk-BatSoup-Stasi 2.0 <punks@tfwno.gf> wrote:
what, we have a new spammer now who copypastes the worst garbage he can find on his government press?
.the genocidal Myanmar junta
you mean, people who don't get orders from your bosses at the pentagon?
When posting things not everyone agrees on, it's good to settle into niches where the behavior is easy to repeat, like others already have.
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