In January, Vietnam accused Facebook of violating local laws by allowing users to post anti-government comments. A restriction refers to a piece of content posted to Facebook which is not viewable in some countries because it is deemed to violate local laws. "We publish information about the content we restrict based on local law in our Transparency Report, and notify the person who posted the content that it has been restricted," the spokeswoman said. Facebook's Transparency Report said it had made restrictions based on reports from Vietnam's information and security ministries. According to a report posted on Vietnam's government website on May 7, Facebook has so far removed more than 200 posts containing anti-state content in Vietnam following takedown requests by the government.

Source: The Star May 24, 2019 10:07 UTC