Vietnam Tightens Grip on Social Media

If the company doesn’t comply, it could be required to store data onshore—making it easier for authorities to hunt down dissidents

Just a few days after Vietnam launched its latest campaign against social media with a new cybersecurity law, the communist regime accused Facebook of not taking down antigovernment comments.

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Homeland Security wants to use Facebook in visa reviews

The Department of Homeland Security is working on a new plan for incorporating social media posts into visa reviews, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. The details of the new plan are unclear, but the Journal describes it as part of a new focus on social media for the department, which has traditionally focused on legal records in the visa application process.