Supporting Vietnamese youth with skills to combat bad and toxic information on social networks

On August 8, in Hanoi, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Youth Union coordinated with TikTok Vietnam to sign a 5-year cooperation agreement to promote the "I love my Fatherland" movement and the project "Youth participate in preserving and promoting the cultural traditions of ethnic groups".

Miss Vietnam Student 2024 Dang Quynh Anh (3rd from left) and some outstanding female students participated in checking-in to respond to the "I love my Fatherland" communication campaign.

According to the agreement, TikTok Vietnam will accompany the Vietnam Youth Union in supporting and equipping young people with a number of skills, typically self-management, communication and behavior, problem solving, self-protection, situation handling, personal financial management, technology use and, most importantly, information processing skills, preventing and combating bad and toxic information on social networks.

Secretary of the Central Youth Union, President of the Vietnam Youth Union Nguyen Tuong Lam (front row, right) and Mr. Nguyen Lam Thanh, representative of TikTok Vietnam, exchanged the cooperation minutes.

The two sides will also focus on major activities such as the "I Love My Fatherland" Journey, the programs "Building Happy Young Families", "Each Youth Has a Book as a Friend", "Sharing with Teachers", the National Volunteer Award, "Beautiful Youth", "Shining Vietnamese Willpower", honoring outstanding young start-up businesses...

Regarding the youth startup sector, TikTok Vietnam will support young people through many programs to honor OCOP products, Vietnamese people prioritize using Vietnamese goods, e-commerce applications, career orientation, and finding job opportunities through TikTok platforms.

According to Secretary of the Central Youth Union, President of the Vietnam Youth Union Nguyen Tuong Lam, the signing of the cooperation agreement between the two sides is not only a step forward in communication work, but also a concrete action to realize the strategy of comprehensive youth development in the digital age.

Comrade Nguyen Tuong Lam shared his opinion at the signing ceremony.

"This is the beginning of a strategic journey between the Vietnam Youth Union and a responsible technology platform to enhance digital capacity, life skills, promote entrepreneurship and sustainable career development for young people, while creatively spreading the image of Vietnamese people and culture on cyberspace," said Nguyen Tuong Lam.

On this occasion, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Youth Union launched the "I love my Fatherland" communication campaign nationwide to arouse national pride and love for the homeland and country among the young generation on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day September 2; create a vibrant competitive atmosphere, encourage young people to express their patriotism through specific actions and deeds, and spread beautiful images of the country and people of Vietnam.

Delegates check-in to respond to the Campaign at the headquarters of the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union .

Taking place until September 2, the Campaign is for Vietnamese citizens at home and abroad to participate by creating video clips and taking check-in photos with the theme "I love my Fatherland".

Through each stage of the Campaign, the Organizing Committee will select and award the authors of the 10 video clips and 10 check-in photos that spread the most on social networking platforms TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook.

LINH PHAN

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