The Ministry of Information and Communications said it will require short video platform TikTok to provide content recommendation algorithms to monitor data collection.
The Ministry of Information and Communications has just released a report on questioning activities related to the field of information and communication. The agency said it has struggled and asked social networks such as Facebook, Google, TikTok, Apple, Netflix to prevent and remove malicious content, fake news, false news, false and offensive advertising.
The ministry also studied international experience in algorithmic management solutions of cross-border social networks, especially TikTok, thereby proposing solutions for implementation in Vietnam such as tightening management, "requiring to provide content recommendation algorithms to the Government to monitor data collection, fight addiction, and navigate information to users."
Tiktok Vietnam is expected to be fully inspected from May 15.
The TikTok app on the iPhone App Store. Image: Son Ha
Launched in the domestic market since April 4, the number of TikTok users in Vietnam rapidly exploded during the three years of the pandemic and now reaches nearly 2019 million, ranking sixth globally and first in Southeast Asia, according to Data Reportal's statistics as of February. However, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications, the platform's operation has many problems, such as no measures to violate, harmful information, harmful content, and harmful content.
In addition, the platform uses an automatic distribution algorithm to create trends, leading to the spread of content that is viewed, despite objections, adversely affecting the community and young people. TikTok also does not have effective measures to prevent commercial activities, business, trading, advertising fake goods, imitation goods.
Meanwhile, a representative of TikTok Vietnam said, "We are looking forward to welcoming the interdisciplinary delegation as it will be an opportunity for TikTok to listen to the Government's comments and be able to perform better in the future."
Also in the report, the Ministry of Information and Communications said that it has increased the activity of locking accounts, groups, pages and channels with infringing content, as well as piloting monitoring and checking platforms that do not have an office in Vietnam. The ministry will also inspect units providing cross-border advertising services to prevent and prevent violations of the law.
In the first three months of the year, Facebook blocked and removed more than 1.096 malicious posts; Google removed 1.670 offending videos on YouTube; TikTok removed 323 infringing links, locked 47 accounts and channels.
This agency is working with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to draft a draft process for handling people operating in the field of art who violate the law. The document will introduce sanctions to limit broadcasting, news and performances applied to artists and celebrities who violate or behave inconsistently with social ethical standards.
Previously, at the explanation session held by the Judiciary Committee on May 8, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Thanh Lam said that in the coming time, problems when managing and sanctioning cross-border platforms will be solved by the legal framework. Along with that, the Government's Decree replacing the decree on management, provision and use of Internet services and online information will be issued this year, requiring social network account holders to perform identification, whether using foreign platforms such as Facebook, TikTok, YouTube or domestic.
