This morning, a series of newspapers reported that Editor Son Lam and Thu Hien of Vietnam Television (VTV) locked their personal Facebook pages after the program "Chuyen Dong 24h" aired a news report about false advertising on social networks. The incident originated from the Weekly Points news with the topic "Livestream or lie-stream?" aired at noon on March 15 on Chuyen Dong 24h, hosted by Editor Son Lam and Thu Hien.
The content of the news mentioned the reality that many KOLs (influencers) advertise products untruthfully, causing many mixed opinions in the public.
Immediately after the program aired, the VTV24 fanpage and the two editors' personal Facebook pages became the targets of a group of people's "attacks". Many people said that Son Lam and Thu Hien had used sarcastic and even insulting words towards Quang Linh and Hang Du Muc in the news.
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Information related to locking VTV editor's personal page |
"On television, it's best for MCs to speak frankly and seriously, not to tease," commented one viewer. Another opinion expressed: "Quang Linh and Hang Du Muc, if they are wrong, must correct it, be punished and condemned. VTV's program reflects correctly, but the inappropriate way of expression makes viewers angry."
In response to this wave of reactions, on the evening of March 16, BTV Son Lam posted a video on TikTok to explain the incident. He affirmed that his family is also a fan of Quang Linh Vlogs, but he emphasized: "Each thing has its own purpose, everything needs to be clear and distinct. Praise when you praise, blame when you blame."
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Editor Son Lam posted a video on TikTok to explain the incident (Photo: Cut from social network Tik Tok). |
In the video, the male editor cited the Press Law on the functions and powers of the press in discovering and promoting good people, while fighting against violations of the law and negative phenomena in society. He expressed his belief that good and talented people like Quang Linh will not easily "degenerate" and will know how to listen and correct mistakes when they stumble.
Notably, Son Lam also revealed that the Quang Linh Vlogs group had contacted and apologized for unintentionally dragging him into this noisy incident. He also publicly revealed a message from Quang Linh Vlogs sent through a colleague.
After posting the explanatory video, BTV Son Lam's TikTok account was switched to private mode.
At the same time, BTV Thu Hien also locked the comments section on her personal TikTok videos.
The scandal of "exaggerated" vegetable candy advertising by the trio Thuy Tien, Hang Du Muc and Quang Linh has stirred up public opinion recently. The product was advertised with a high fiber content, but actual test results showed that the number was much lower than advertised. Afterwards, Hang Du Muc and Quang Linh Vlogs apologized to the audience after the vegetable candy advertising incident was false.
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Hang Du Muc and Quang Linh Vlogs bowed their heads and apologized to the audience after the false advertisement for vegetable candy. (Photo: Social Network). |
On the afternoon of March 14, the Department of Radio, Television and Electronic Information concluded that Quang Linh Vlogs and Hang Du Muc were the hosts of the livestream session selling vegetable candy products. Thuy Tien played the role of guest.
At the meeting, all three admitted their mistakes in providing false product information. The Department of Radio, Television and Electronic Information has drawn up a record of administrative penalties against Pham Quang Linh and Nguyen Thi Thai Hang for false advertising, causing confusion about the announced quality. The Department has not yet issued a specific penalty.
Source: https://baophapluat.vn/bien-tap-vien-vtv-khoa-trang-ca-nhan-facebook-sau-mot-ban-tin-lien-quan-den-quang-linh-va-hang-du-muc-post542588.html
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