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Vietnam: Blogging to be regulated

Wednesday, December 24th, 2008 @ 23:43 UTC

by Mong Palatino

Countries:: Vietnam
Topics:: Freedom of Speech, Governance, Internet & Telecoms, Media, Technology
Languages:: English

Vietnam has introduced some new restrictions on blogging. Blog posts which undermine national security, incite violence or crime, and disclose state secrets are banned. Internet companies are also ordered to issue reports to the government every six months.

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[...] has introduced some new regulations on blogging. Thailand is blocking websites that purportedly insult the monarchy. Jakarta’s police [...]

# 2008-12-26 at 5:38 am
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[...] its Ministry of Information and Communication has recently released a circular to regulate and enforce blogging rules in the country in late 2008. With rules and regulations in place, these governments have developed [...]

# 2009-01-31 at 5:00 am
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[...] Vietnam heeft het ministerie van Informatie en Communicatie onlangs een circulaire gepubliceerd met regels om het bloggen [en] in het land met ingang van eind 2008 te reguleren. Met deze regels en voorschriften hebben [...]

# 2009-02-2 at 21:36 pm

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