Vietnam Wants Meta And Google To Use AI To Filter Out ‘Toxic’ Content – News18

Vietnam has instructed cross-border social platforms to make use of synthetic intelligence (AI) fashions that may detect and take away “toxic” content material routinely, the newest requirement in its stringent regime for social media companies, state media reported on Friday.

Vietnam has repeatedly requested firms like Meta’s Facebook, Google’s YouTube and TikTook to coordinate with authorities to stamp out content material deemed “toxic”, comparable to offensive, false and anti-state content material.

“This is the first time Vietnam has announced such an order,” state-run broadcaster Vietnam Television (VTV) reported from the data ministry’s mid-year evaluate occasion, which was opened to chose newspaper.

The report didn’t give particulars on when and the way cross-border platforms needed to abide by the brand new requirement.

During the primary half of this yr, in accordance with authorities requests, Facebook eliminated 2,549 posts, the ministry stated in a press release. YouTube eliminated 6,101 movies whereas TikTook took down 415 hyperlinks, the data ministry stated in a press release.

The announcement got here as Southeast Asian nations are drawing up governance and ethics pointers for AI that may impose “guardrails” on the booming expertise, Reuters reported this month.

Vietnam in recent times has issued a number of laws along with a cybersecurity regulation that focus on international social media platforms in a bid to battle disinformation in news and drive international tech companies to ascertain consultant places of work in Vietnam and retailer information within the nation.

The nation final month undertook a complete inspection on quick movies platform TikTook’s native operations and preliminary outcomes confirmed ”varied” TikTook violations, the data ministry has stated.

VTV reported the data ministry saying at Friday’s occasion that U.S streaming large Netflix had submitted paperwork wanted to open an area workplace in Vietnam.

(This story has not been edited by News18 workers and is revealed from a syndicated news company feed – Reuters)