Vital to Vietnam’s development, the Internet has the power to transform Vietnamese society; in many ways it already has. In the absence of an independent media, citizens have turned to the Internet to follow the news and debate national issues.
Force 47 abuses Facebook’s safety tools to silence government critics at home and anywhere in the world. The military-backed group manipulates Facebook’s moderation tools to silence dissenting speech.
In a new report titled “#StopVNtrolls — Combatting Force 47 and Cyber Censorship”, Viet Tan exposes the harmful networks that have been responsible for coordinated social harm and supressing public discourse in Vietnam. The paper provides recommendations to Meta in order to cultivate a safe and authentic online environment.
Viet Tan brings you the latest analysis on pressing issues in Vietnam. Due to come into effect on January 1, 2019, the Vietnamese government’s “Cybersecurity” Law
Dear Mark Zuckerberg: What do the Philadelphia Museum of Art, a Danish member of parliament, and a news anchor from the Philippines have in common?
20 Members of Congress and Senators including Vietnam Caucus chairs Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA) and Senator Marco Rubio have
Hanoi’s new cyber security move attacked as crackdown on free expression John Reed | July 17, 2018 A group of US Congress members has written to
Joshua Lipes | July 17, 2018 Nearly two dozen members of the U.S. Congress have written to the heads of Facebook and Google urging them
TORONTO, CANADA (May 18, 2018): Frontline organizers and activists representing Myanmar, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, India, Syria, Philippines and Ethiopia formed a coalition to hold
April 10, 2018 | Megha Rajagopalan The open letter from human rights activists and independent media groups in Vietnam criticizing Mark Zuckerberg comes ahead of his
Dear Mark, As you consider ways to ensure Facebook continues to be the platform that makes the world a more open and connected place, we
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnamese human rights activists and independent media groups have written to Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook Inc’s chief executive, questioning whether the social media
