Vietnam: Cybersecurity law, including content moderation regulation was introduced to National Assembly

On 31 October 2025, the Cybersecurity law, including content moderation regulation was introduced to the National Assembly. The law requires organisations managing information systems to monitor, detect, and remedy information conflicts on the network. Measures include the identification of the sources of such conflicts on the network and the exclusion of illegal activities on the internet that seriously affect national defence and security, social order, and safety of domestic and foreign organisations and individuals. Information system managers are primarily responsible for the prevention, detection, and removal of information in five categories, in collaboration with specialised cybersecurity protection forces and domestic and foreign enterprises. The law classifies certain online content as cybercrime and bans content against the State, including insults to symbols or leaders. It prohibits incitement to riots or public disorder. It forbids slander, humiliation, or false information harming others. False economic or financial information is banned and content that misleads or disrupts State operations is illegal.