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Vietnam enhanced measures to counter false online information
Vietnam enhanced measures to counter false online information
3/11/18
Senior Lieutenant General To Lam, Minister of Public Security, answered questions about distorted online information from the floor during a hearing of the National Assembly on November 1.
Minister To Lam said that the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) in collaboration with the Ministry of Information and Communications and relevant agencies has handled several cases with a number of people involved. But such cyber offences have not been stopped due to the following reasons:
First, it is because of the anonymity of online information, and the boundlessness of online offences. Additionally, the legal framework for the punishment of online offences has not yet been completed. For instance, the current laws require the police to provide digital evidence recognized by the competent agency in order to handle cases of defaming other people and posting distorted information in the cyber space.
To support the law enforcement force to deal with false online information, Minister Lam suggested three solutions, as follows:
First, the legal framework should soon be completed to facilitate the fight against online offences, particularly acts of slandering and degrading other people in the cyber space. At this point, the MPS is collaborating with other relevant agencies to craft instructions on the implementation of the Law on Cyber Security as well as some legal regulations to settle acts of slandering other people in the cyber space.
Second, Central agencies, organizations and localities should join efforts to enhance the fight against hostile forces’ opposition activities, slander, defamation and distortion in the cyber space.
What is more, the MPS and relevant agencies should increase checks to detect online offences while continuously working with domestic internet and telecommunications services providers to restrict access from Vietnam to websites and webpages with inappropriate posting, and requesting overseas-based online product and service providers to filter out the information violating the Vietnamese laws. In fact, about 3,000 websites and webpages with mendacious or/and unsuitable information have been blocked.
Third, the police and procuracy should continue to collect enough documents and evidence against suspects who have been posting fake and false information to undermine the Party and State of Vietnam or to defame and slander other people, in order to bring them to court./.
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All comments [ 8 ]
All country has to handle many cases with a number of people involved. But such cyber offences have not been stopped .
The legal framework for the punishment of online offences has not yet been completed, we need to fulfill it.
Yes, the legal framework should soon be completed to facilitate the fight against online offences, particularly acts of slandering and degrading other people in the cyber space.
Organizations and localities should join efforts to enhance the fight against hostile forces’ opposition activities, slander, defamation and distortion in the cyber space.
Viva Vietnam! Let punish keyboard heroes.
Relevant agencies should increase checks to detect online offences while continuously working with domestic internet and telecommunications services providers to restrict access from Vietnam to websites and webpages with inappropriate posting, and requesting overseas-based online product and service providers to filter out the information violating the Vietnamese laws.
The police and procuracy should continue to collect enough documents and evidence against suspects who have been posting fake and false information to undermine the Party and State of Vietnam or to defame and slander other people, in order to bring them to court.
Not anyone could post anything to social networks, they must be responsible for what they post, even what they think!
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