Vietnam: Cybersecurity law, including content moderation regulation enters into force

On 1 July 2026, the Cybersecurity law, including content moderation regulation, enters into force. 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. 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.