Vietnam: Ban on using AI or deepfakes to impersonate people and spread false information in Cybersecurity Law
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
31 Oct 2025 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Vietnam
Policy Area
Authorisation, registration and licensing
Policy Instrument
Prohibition of goods and services
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
ML and AI development
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
National Assembly amended Cybersecurity Law to include ban on using AI or deepfakes to impersonate people and spread false information
On 31 October 2025, the National Assembly proposed amendments to the Draft Cybersecurity Law, following the introduction of the proposal on the same day. The amendment explicitly prohibits the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) or deepfake technolo…
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
amendment
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament