{"id":7923,"date":"2020-04-22T14:44:36","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T11:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/?p=7923"},"modified":"2020-04-22T14:44:36","modified_gmt":"2020-04-22T11:44:36","slug":"viet-nam-facebook-must-cease-complicity-with-government-censorship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/fi\/weben\/viet-nam-facebook-must-cease-complicity-with-government-censorship\/","title":{"rendered":"Viet Nam: Facebook must cease complicity with government censorship"},"content":{"rendered":"

Facebook must immediately reverse its decision to censor posts deemed critical of the government in Viet Nam, said Amnesty International today. On 21 April, Reuters reported that Facebook has begun to significantly step up its censorship of ”anti-state” posts in the country. This follows pressure from the authorities, including what the company suspects were deliberate restrictions placed on its local servers by state-owned telecommunications companies that caused Facebook to become unusable for periods of time.”The revelation that Facebook is caving to Viet Nam\u2019s far-reaching demands for censorship is a devastating turning point for freedom of expression in Viet Nam and beyond,\u201d said William Nee, Business and Human Rights Advisor at Amnesty International. \u201cThe Vietnamese authorities\u2019 ruthless suppression of freedom of expression is nothing new, but Facebook\u2019s shift in policy makes them complicit.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Vietnamese authorities have a long track record of characterizing legitimate criticism as \u201canti-state\u201d and prosecuting human rights defenders for ”conducting propaganda against the state.” The authorities have been actively suppressing online speech amid the COVID-19 pandemic and escalating repressive tactics in recent weeks.<\/p>\n

Facebook\u2019s decision follows years of efforts by Vietnamese authorities to profoundly undermine freedom of expression online, during which they prosecuted an increasing number of peaceful government critics for their online activity and introduced a repressive cybersecurity law that requires technology companies to hand over potentially vast amounts of data, including personal information, and to censor users\u2019 posts. ”Facebook\u2019s compliance with these demands sets a dangerous precedent. Governments around the world will see this as an open invitation to enlist Facebook in the service of state censorship. It does all tech firms a terrible disservice by making them vulnerable to the same type of pressure and harassment from repressive governments,\u201d said William Nee.<\/p>\n

In a report published last year, Amnesty International found that around 10% of Viet Nam’s prisoners of conscience \u2013 individuals jailed solely for peacefully exercising their human rights \u2013 were jailed in relation to their Facebook activity.<\/p>\n

Source: Amnesty International<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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