Religious and belief activities in cyberspace are set to face tighter control in Việt Nam, following the recent rollout of citizen scoring systems, stricter administrative penalties, fake news classification, and social media identity verification.

Legislative File: Between April 8 and April 24, the 16th National Assembly will review the draft revised Law on Belief and Religion during its first session. This draft proposes that only individuals and organizations “registered with commune-level People’s Committees” or those officially recognized by the state may engage in online religious and belief activities.