Vietnam's authorities implemented “Decree 147” in December, tightening regulations on social media companies like Facebook, X, YouTube and TikTok in a bid to further stifle criticism, said Ben ...

HANOI, VIETNAM — A Vietnamese court on Thursday sentenced an independent journalist to 30 months in jail over Facebook posts that criticized the government, according to state media.

Vietnam court jails journalist Huy Duc for 30 months over Facebook posts. Huy Duc worked for influential state-run newspapers before authoring a popular blog critical of country’s leaders.