Junk SIM cards gradually eliminated
Speaking at a press meeting in August, representative of the MIC said that, the Ministry is conducting a large-scale nationwide inspection to update SIM card owners’ information and wipe out non-original or pre-activated SIM cards from the market.
According to Mr. Nguyen Phong Nha, Deputy head of the Vietnam Telecommunications Authority, the ministry is currently handling cases of individuals and organizations illegally owning multiple SIM cards (over 10 cards).
In particular, at the beginning of this July, the Ministry requested all telecoms service carriers check the information of their business clients (more than 3 million), which was finished half a month later. At present, these carriers are reviewing data of individual subscribers who own multiple SIM cards and handle law violations.
Further manage the cross-border distribution of cultural products
According to Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh Huyen, Deputy Director of the MIC’s Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information, over the past years, social networks as Facebook, Google, and TikTok have actively coordinated with authorities to remove violating information once requested.
In particular, from July 1 to 24, Facebook blocked and removed over 220 posts of misinformation aimed at sabotaging the Party, the State, brands, individuals, and organisations (equivalent to 90% of the requests), Google 1,052 violating videos on YouTube (91%), and TikTok 19 links spreading false information or negative content (90%).
Responding to a question about the settlement of some social media videos adversely affecting young people recently, Huyen said basing on reports by the press and on social networks, authorities will assess whether or not those videos break legal rules. If those videos are found to be fake and commit wrongdoings, they will be handled in line with regulations.
In the coming time, MIC will coordinate closely with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to manage the cross-border distribution of cultural products and deal with wrongdoings on the cyberspace.
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