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O Vietnam is preparing to make it mandatory to verify the identity of users of social networks local and foreign platforms in an attempt to crack down on online fraud, state media reported Monday.
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The measure, which is part of the amendment to the telecommunications law due to be published by the end of this year, will allow agencies around the country to track offenders who use social media to commit crimes, according to the official newspaper Voice of Vietnam (VOV).
“Sometimes authorities can identify social media account holders who are breaking laws, but they cannot track them because these criminals are using cross-border apps,” Deputy Information Minister Nguyen Thanh Lam was quoted as saying. by the newspaper.
“Unverified accounts, whether on local or foreign platforms such as Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, will be dealt with.”
According to the report, both individual users and organizations will be subject to the measure. However, not all providers currently offer identity verification in Vietnam and regulations will need to be approved by the country’s parliamentarians. Details have yet to be revealed.
In recent years, Vietnam has issued several regulations, as well as a digital security law, targeting foreign social media platforms in an effort to combat disinformation in the news and force foreign tech companies to establish representative offices in Vietnam and to store data in the country.
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