Vietnam is reportedly threatening to shut Facebook in the country if the company does not accept government demands to restrict local content. A Facebook official told Reuters that it has obeyed a government request from April to increase its censorship of “anti-state” posts for local users. But in August, Vietnam asked the social media service to increase restrictions on posts seen as critical of the government. “We made an agreement in April. Facebook has upheld our end of the agreement,” said the official, who did not want to be named because of the sensitivity of the subject. “And we expected the government of Vietnam to do the same.” The official said the government had attempted to get Facebook “to increase the volume of content” it restricts in Vietnam. “We’ve told them no. That request came with some threats about what might happen if we didn’t.

What is censorship?
the process of removing opinions from various media
another term for census
the process that upholds free speech
ensuring everyone gets a vaccine
What does Vietnam want?
restrictions on posts seen as critical of its government
to reopen schools during the pandemic
an open and free election
an increase in taxes
Vietnam is reportedly threatening to shut Facebook.
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