Vietnam: Opened Ministry of Information and Communications investigation into TikTok regarding compliance with online content moderation regulations

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Opened Ministry of Information and Communications investigation into TikTok regarding compliance with online content moderation regulations

On 22 May 2023, the Ministry of Information and Communications opened an investigation into TikTok regarding compliance with online content moderation regulations. The Ministry aims to assess the measures TikTok adopted to address the dissemination of inappropriate images and information harmful to children.

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Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2023-04-05
under deliberation

On 5 April 2023, the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) opened an investigation into…

2023-05-22
under deliberation

On 22 May 2023, the Ministry of Information and Communications opened an investigation into TikTok …

2023-10-05
under investigation

On 5 October 2023, the Ministry of Information and Communications announced the main findings of th…