Vietnam Requires Facebook, Google, and YouTube to Implement AI Systems for Filtering 'Toxic' Content

The regulations imposed by Vietnam on social media companies are already strict.

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Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok have been urged by Vietnam to collaborate with authorities in eradicating offensive, false, and anti-state content.

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The mid-year review event hosted by Vietnam's information ministry revealed the public issuance of such an order for the first time.

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Facebook removed 2,549 posts, YouTube removed 6,101 videos, and TikTok took down 415 links in response to government requests.

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Southeast Asian nations are working on governance and ethics guidelines for AI alongside Vietnam's announcement.

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Vietnam has previously introduced regulations targeting foreign social media platforms to combat disinformation and require data storage within Vietnam.

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TikTok's local operations in Vietnam were found to have several violations during a recent examination.

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Netflix has submitted the necessary documents to establish a local office in Vietnam, according to the information ministry.

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