Vietnam asks Youttube to remove over 5,000 'toxic' videos
Over 5,000 videos with toxic information have been removed from Youtube, Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan told legislators on Friday.
These toxic videos infringed upon the interests of the Party and the State as well as the legitimate rights and interests of individuals, Tuan said, adding that the Ministry will continue working with social network service providers to eliminate toxin contents.
Tuan, however, said that it is difficult to manage all 53 million social network users in Vietnam
He admitted that the Ministry still lacks of effective measures to manage advertising on Facebook and Google.
Tuan also reported Vietnam detected 27 cyber attacks on servers of the International Media Centre located in the central city of Da Nang during the APEC Economic Leaders Summit 2017.
In the first 11 months this year, more than 11,000 cyber attacks have been found, said the Minister.
These toxic videos infringed upon the interests of the Party and the State as well as the legitimate rights and interests of individuals, Tuan said, adding that the Ministry will continue working with social network service providers to eliminate toxin contents.
Tuan, however, said that it is difficult to manage all 53 million social network users in Vietnam
He admitted that the Ministry still lacks of effective measures to manage advertising on Facebook and Google.
Tuan also reported Vietnam detected 27 cyber attacks on servers of the International Media Centre located in the central city of Da Nang during the APEC Economic Leaders Summit 2017.
In the first 11 months this year, more than 11,000 cyber attacks have been found, said the Minister.
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