The Latest: On Sept. 23, New York time, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism Hoàng Đạo Cương and a Meta representative signed a memorandum of understanding to “strengthen cooperation and harness digital technology in areas under the ministry’s oversight.”
The Details: The memorandum specifically emphasizes cooperation to make content “healthier” across Meta’s social media platforms—Facebook, Threads and Instagram—and coordinate action against “content that violates the law.”
- In June, Meta agreed for the first time to remove Threads posts at Việt Nam’s request.
- Currently, Facebook and Threads are Việt Nam’s two most popular social media platforms, but both face heavy censorship
The two sides also established a joint action program for 2026–27, with particular emphasis on 2027, when Việt Nam will host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.
The Background: In August, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Ministry of Public Security repeatedly asked Meta to remove posts on both platforms containing allegations against former National Assembly member Nguyễn Sỹ Cương, the husband of Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister Lâm Thị Phương Thanh.
Hoàng Nam wrote this news article in Vietnamese and published it in Luật Khoa Magazine on September 24, 2026. The Vietnamese Magazine translated it into English.
