The Ministry of Information and Communications is making efforts to implement measures to limit the negative impacts of bad and toxic information on the Internet.

To date, 16 provinces and cities have established fake news processing centers, contributing to improving the capacity to control toxic and bad information.

The Ministry of Information and Communications has conducted a scan, detected and handled harmful information and illegal advertisements on platforms such as Facebook, YouTube and TikTok. In cases where the identity of the subject was identified, the Ministry applied administrative sanctions; and for subjects whose identities were unknown, the Ministry requested the removal of the violating link and the blocking of the domain name.

Cross-border platforms such as Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok have been asked to use AI technology to detect and remove violating content. Results: Facebook blocked and removed 8,981 pieces of content that were against the Party and the State and violated Vietnamese law, including 8,463 articles, 349 accounts, 16 groups, and 153 violating pages ( 94% ); Google blocked and removed 6,043 pieces of violating content on YouTube, including 6,007 videos and 36 violating channels (posting more than 39,000 videos) ( 91% ); TikTok: blocked and removed 971 pieces of violating content, including 677 videos and 294 accounts (posting more than 94,000 videos) ( 93% ).

The Ministry has directed the Departments of Information and Communications to coordinate with relevant agencies to review, trace and strictly handle violators. At the same time, coordinate with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to handle artists and celebrities who take advantage of their influence to advertise falsely.

The Ministry has proposed establishing a nationwide fake news handling network, connecting localities with the National Fake News Handling Center. To date, 16 provinces and cities have established fake news handling centers, contributing to improving the capacity to control harmful information.

The Ministry promotes propaganda programs to help people gain awareness and resistance against false information in cyberspace.

In the coming time, the Ministry of Information and Communications will continue to implement drastic solutions, including upgrading cyberspace monitoring centers. Strengthening the operational efficiency of the National Cyberspace Monitoring Center and the Fake News Processing Center. At the same time, guiding localities to build fake news processing centers to form a nationwide network.

Strengthen coordination between ministries, sectors and localities to manage information on social networks according to the principle that "whoever manages a field in the real world must manage that field in cyberspace".

The Ministry will continue to provide timely information to the press, improve propaganda effectiveness, especially on issues of public concern, to orient public opinion positively and effectively.

Despite many positive results, the process of handling toxic information still faces many difficulties. Major social media platforms are often not headquartered in Vietnam, making it difficult to implement management measures. The constant development of technology makes the dissemination of false information increasingly difficult to detect and handle.

With perseverance and determination, the Ministry of Information and Communications has been and will continue to play a proactive role in managing cyberspace, protecting people from the negative impacts of bad and toxic information. This is not only the responsibility of the Ministry but also requires the cooperation of ministries, branches, localities and the entire community to build a healthy, safe and sustainable cyberspace./.

Source: https://mic.gov.vn/bo-tttt-no-luc-trien-khai-cac-bien-phap-han-che-tac-dong-tieu-cuc-cua-thong-tin-xau-doc-tren-internet-197241225055748438.htm