Vietnam will probe TikTok over 'toxic content' hosted by the hugely popular Chinese-owned video-sharing app, officials said Thursday.
The Vietnamese government has strict curbs on freedom of expression, often cracking down on government critics who find an audience on social media apps. FILE PHOTO
The Vietnamese government has strict curbs on freedom of expression, often cracking down on government critics who find an audience on social media apps. The app already faces growing pressure from Western governments over fears that user data could be used or abused by Chinese officials. It was fined in Britain this week and banned from official devices in Australia.
"TikTok has no effective control measures over content which violates politics, against party and state, fake news, toxic content," Do told reporters.
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