More than 53 million people use Facebook in Vietnam, accounting for over half the population. —Bloomberg
HANOI: Facebook and Google are fast becoming “human rights-free zones” in Vietnam, Amnesty International warned on Dec 1, accusing the tech titans of helping censor peaceful dissent and political expression in the country.
Communist Vietnam has long jailed its critics but has come under fire in recent years for targeting users on Facebook, a popular forum for activists in the country where all independent media is banned.
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