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Vietnam Orders Messaging App Telegram to Be Blocked, Government Document Shows
- On May 21, 2025, Vietnam's Ministry of Science and Technology ordered telecom providers to block Telegram nationwide by June 2 due to security concerns.
- The ban was implemented following a request by the country’s cyber-security authorities after Telegram repeatedly declined to provide user information related to unlawful activities.
- Authorities reported that 68% of 9,600 Telegram groups violated laws, involving fraud, drug trafficking, terrorism, and spreading anti-government content.
- Authorities reported financial damages surpassing VND 1 trillion and uncovered illegal trading involving the private information of 23 million people in Vietnam through the Telegram platform.
- Vietnam's decision highlights a push for cyber sovereignty and data security but may disrupt millions of users relying on Telegram for messaging and business.
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ThePatriotLight - Vietnam to block Telegram in early June
ThePatriotLight - Internet service providers in Vietnam must block the Telegram messaging app in the communist country before early June after a request by police, the government said Friday. Telegram’s Russian-born founder and chief executive Pavel Durov was arrested in August last year at a Paris airport and later charged with several counts of failing to curb extremist and terrorist content on the app. Vietnam’s telecommunications department …
Vietnam Takes Steps to Block Telegram App Over Illegal Content
Vietnam authorities have instructed local telecoms and internet service providers to block the Telegram messaging app in the country, for allegedly failing to prevent illegal content and anti-government activities being carried out by its users.
Vietnam orders messaging app Telegram to be blocked
HANOI — Vietnam's technology ministry has instructed telecommunication service providers to block the messaging application Telegram for not cooperating in combating alleged crimes committed by its users, according to a government document reviewed by Reuters .
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The Straits TimesVietnam orders messaging app Telegram to be blocked, government document shows
HANOI: Vietnam's technology ministry has instructed telecommunication service providers to block the messaging app Telegram for not cooperating in combating alleged crimes committed by its users, according to a government document reviewed by Reuters. The document, dated May 21 and signed by the deput
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