Vietnam Says Facebook Violated Controversial Cybersecurity Law

Vietnam Says Facebook Violated Controversial Cybersecurity Law
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HANOI—Facebook has violated Vietnam’s new cybersecurity law by allowing users to post anti-government comments on the platform, state media said on Jan. 9, days after the controversial legislation took effect in the communist-ruled country.

Despite economic reforms and increasing openness to social change, Vietnam’s Communist Party retains tight media censorship and does not tolerate dissent.