under increasing pressure on Chinese-owned video-sharing app Vietnam will now investigate TikTok over “Poisonous content”traded on app, officials said Thursday.
The communist country has severe restrictions on freedom of Expression, often cracked down on government critics who Find an audience on social media apps.
TikTok has about 50 million users in Vietnam, according to data from research DataReporter cited government.
application already He faces increasing pressure from Western governments over Fears that Chinese officials can use or misuse of user data. He was fined in Britain this week and banned from official hardware in Australia.
head of Le Quang Tu Do Radio, Television Vietnam and electronic information said information The Ministry of Inspection will organize “inter-ministerial” of company in maybe.
TikTok does not have any effective censorship measures in place over content which violates politics and against party and state, fake newstoxic content, he told reporters.
deficiency of Control ‘Facilitate Publication’ of forged newscausing losses in economy f social Instability “.
Du said the ministry “strictly requires cross-border platforms follow Vietnamese laws”.
TikTok has been told by the authority of Broadcasting and electronic information in February that a government The delegation will visit its offices in Vietnam in the second quarterShe told Channel News Asia.
Its Chinese owners, Paytans, did not immediately respond to AFP’s request for comment.
Britain’s data regulator said on On Tuesday, TikTok was fined 12.7 million pounds ($15.9 million). for Allow up to 1.4 million children Less than 13 to use Platform in violation of queen rules.
Australia has banned the app from government The following devices are similar moves by France, the Netherlands and the European Commission.
