Facebook user in Hải Phòng fined VNĐ7.5 million for false posts, comments

HẢI PHÒNG – A Facebook user in the northern port city of Hải Phòng has been fined VNĐ7.5 million (US$319.6) for his acts of spreading false and misleading information on cyberspace. He read the information on other Facebook and Youtube posts, re-posted them on his page without verification, and wrote related comments on social networks. The act of commenting and posting articles with misleading, untrue and unverified content on social networks violates Article 101 of the Government’s Decree No. 15/2020/ND-CP dated February 3, 2020 that regulates punishments for administrative violations in the fields of post, telecommunications, radio frequencies, information technology and electronic transactions. The wrongdoer admitted that his behaviour was illegal, pledged to voluntarily delete the offending posts and comments, and promised not to repeat them.