Tran Dai Quang’s movel comes in the face of dissidents who are using the internet to criticize ruling Communist Party, and to combat threats to cybersecurity
Vietnam’s president called on Sunday for tougher controls on the internet in the face of dissidents who are using it to criticize the ruling Communist Party, and to combat threats to cybersecurity.
Vietnam’s government has stepped up a crackdown on activists this year, but despite the arrest and sentencing of several high-profile figures, there has been little sign of it silencing criticism on social media.
President Tran Dai Quang made the call in an article published on the government website.
He said hostile forces had used the internet to organize offensive campaigns that “undermined the prestige of the leaders of the party and the state, with a negative impact on cadres, party members and people.”
Quang said Vietnam needed to pay greater attention to controlling online information, especially on social networks, and needed an effective solution “to prevent news sites and blogs with bad and dangerous content.
