HANOI (AFP) — Vietnam has tightened curbs on bloggers to ban views seen as opposing the state or undermining national security, according to a new edict which asks online service providers to provide data on users.
The Internet has given Vietnamese people a forum to express themselves that cannot be found in the traditional media, which are closely controlled by the communist authorities.
It has produced a flourishing blogosphere, but the government said earlier this month it wanted closer regulation.
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