Vietnam plans 24-hour take-down law for "illegal" social media content, say sources

Currently, social media platforms often have a few days to handle requests from the Vietnamese government. - Reuters

HANOI/SINGAPORE, April 23 (Reuters): Vietnam is preparing new rules requiring social media firms to take down content it deems illegal within 24 hours, three people with direct knowledge of the matter said.

The planned amendments to current law will cement Vietnam, a $1 billion market for Facebook, as one of the world's most stringent regimes for social media firms and will strengthen the ruling Communist Party's hand as it cracks down on "anti-state" activity.