Censorship in Vietnam is pervasive and is implemented by the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) in relation to all kinds of media – the press, literature, works of art, music, television and the Internet. The government censors content for mainly political reasons, such as curtailing political opposition, and censoring events unfavorable to the ...

The arrests and convictions of prominent NGO leaders—including Mai Phan Lợi, Bạch Hùng Dương, 4 Đặng Đình Bách, 5 and Ngụy Thị Khanh 6 —in 2021 and 2022 further spurred the closing of civic space in Vietnam, potentially driving self-censorship online.

BANGKOK (AP) — New government regulations on social media in Vietnam give authorities increased powers to prevent dissent and control the news, along with the tools to more easily track down critics and silence them, according to an analysis released Tuesday.

Nov 20, 2024 · This 55-page document tracks the development of media and censorship in Vietnam from the early 2000s till the present, highlighting the challenges faced by foreign and independent domestic media outlets operating in the country.

The history of censorship in Vietnam is marked by a legacy of control that dates back to French colonial rule in the late 19th century, when the colonial administration suppressed Vietnamese voices that criticized their authority.

Dec 1, 2020 · In Viet Nam, platforms like Facebook and YouTube have become hunting grounds for government censors and state-sponsored trolls. And the companies aren’t just letting it happen: they’re increasingly complicit. Amnesty International’s new report, “Let us Breathe!”, documents the systematic repression of peaceful online speech in Viet Nam.

Dec 1, 2020 · Facebook and Google have aided the Vietnamese government in censoring criticism and repressing dissent, says rights group Amnesty. In a new report, the group accuses the tech giants of...

Nov 19, 2022 · Over the last decade, the VCP has been slowly tightening its control over the internet by ramping up online censorship, issuing harsh fines and prison sentences for the supposed misuse of social...

With the censor’s boot on their necks, a generation of Vietnamese writers has been forced into silence or exile. To report on their plight, I met with three of the country’s best-known authors: Bao Ninh in Hanoi, Duong Thu Huong in Paris, and Pham Thi Hoai in Berlin.

Oct 12, 2023 · Vietnam’s campaign to attain control over online discourse has largely succeeded, with the world’s tech giants putting up little resistance to the government’s diminishment of civil liberties.