Although internet restrictions are significant in Vietnam, the usage of VPNs is permitted. In reality, it’s strongly advised! The Vietnamese government claims restrictions are in place to safeguard the public from harmful content, yet evidence suggests that it is extremely quick to react against anything it considers anti-government.
In Vietnam, a lot of the material that is banned involves political websites and blogs. Vietnamese authorities have also been successful in having Facebook pages and YouTube videos deleted because they were considered hostile to the government. DDoS assaults on independent news providers in Vietnam began in April and continued through June.
Amnesty International has documented the arrests of internet activists over their online activities. The most notorious example is that of Hoang Duc Binh, a blogger who was sentenced to 14 years in jail for his coverage of the Formosa environmental catastrophe.