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Vietnam has approved new regulations banning bloggers from discussing subjects the government deems sensitive or inappropriate and requiring them to limit their writings to personal issues.
The rules ban any posts that undermine national security, incite violence or crime, disclose state secrets, or include inaccurate information that could damage the reputation of individuals and organizations, according to a copy of the regulations obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press.
The rules, which were approved Dec. 18, attempt to rein in Vietnam's booming blogosphere. It has become an alternative source of news for many in the communist country, where the media is state-controlled.
The new rules require Internet companies that provide blogging platforms to report to the government every six months and provide information about bloggers on request.
The companies are also required to prevent and remove content the government deems harmful.
The regulations, written by the Ministry of Information and Communications, encourage bloggers to use "clean, healthy Vietnamese language." They clarify earlier Internet regulations that were introduced in August.
Ministry official Luu Vu Hai would not say whether the new regulations will apply to international companies like Google Inc. or Yahoo Inc. or would only restrict the operation of Vietnamese firms.
Currently, the vast majority of Vietnamese bloggers post their writings on Yahoo! 360.
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Do they have any rights in Vietnam? Just messed up.
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#1 - Wed Dec 24, 2008 2:45 AM EST{"commentId":4541184,"authorDomain":"rdonaldsnyder"}
The only thing I remember about Vietnam during my very brief visits there in 1974 and 1975 was that it was unbearably hot and humid there. When I went there I forgot the seasons were reversed in the Southern hemisphere and December and January suck, esp in Saigon and in the delta
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#2 - Wed Dec 24, 2008 2:59 AM EST{"commentId":4541186,"authorDomain":"homelessokc"}
This article is very relevant and related...the vietnamese government is putting this out for a test case to see how the world reacts...due to they being communist.
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#3 - Wed Dec 24, 2008 3:00 AM EST{"commentId":4541206,"authorDomain":"homelessokc"}
And this one seeded by another author....
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#4 - Wed Dec 24, 2008 3:07 AM EST{"commentId":4577678,"authorDomain":"omegawolf747"}
Censorship worries me no matter what country it occurs in because it could just as easily happen in mine (the US). My best wishes are with the Vietnamese bloggers. The smart ones will circumvent restrictions and keep posting away.
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