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Vietnam Internet restrictions come into effect

by naithemilkman on 9/1/13, 3:51 PM with 46 comments

• by alextingle on 9/1/13, 5:41 PM

  > Last month the US embassy in Hanoi said it was "deeply concerned by the decree's provisions", arguing that "fundamental freedoms apply online just as they do offline".

  My hypocrisy-meter just broke.

• by UncleHo on 9/1/13, 4:51 PM

  I'm in Hanoi. Tried to click on the link. Blocked. BBC.com totally blocked here.

• by noubadi on 9/2/13, 6:45 AM

  What's wrong with national security? At least as an Vietnamese I don't want Arab Spring comes to our country.