Internet censorship in Vietnam
- Internet censorship in Vietnam
Vietnam extensively regulates Internet access to its citizens, using both legal and technical means. The collaborative project OpenNet Initiative classifies Vietnam's level of online political censorship to be "pervasive"[cite web|url=http://opennet.net/research/profiles/vietnam|author=OpenNet Initiative|title=Country Profile: Vietnam|date=2007-05-09|accessdate=2008-07-15] while Reporters without Borders considers Vietnam one of 15 "internet enemies".][cite web|url=http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=26095&Valider=OK|author=Reporters Without Borders|title=Internet Enemies: Vietnam|accessdate=2008-07-15] While the government of Vietnam claims to safeguard the country against obscene or sexually-explicit content through its blocking efforts, much of the filtered sites contain politically or religiously sensitive materials that might undermine the Communisty Party's hold on power. [cite news|url=http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/newsroom/opennet_vietnam|title=OpenNet Initiative Vietnam Report: University Research Team Finds an Increase in Internet Censorship in Vietnam|publisher=Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University|date=2006-08-05|accessdate=2008-07-15] Amnesty International reported many instances of Internet activists being arrested for their online activities. [cite web|url=http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/ASA41/010/2006/en/dom-ASA410102006en.html|title=Viet Nam: Internet repression creates climate of fear|date=2006-10-22|accessdate=2008-07-15|author=Amnesty International] ]Background
Legal framework
Censored content
exually-explicit content
ubversive content
ocial networking
Blogging
Instant messaging
References
External links
* [http://opennet.net/studies/vietnam Internet Filtering in Vietnam in 2005-2006: A Country Study] - study by the OpenNet Initiative
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