Facebook has bowed to pressure from the Vietnamese government and agreed to restrict posts by dissidents, setting a bad precedent for both human rights and its global policies, says Human Rights Watch.
The Committee of Advertising Practice is proposing to expand its ban on ‘offensive’ advertising, including adverts deemed religiously offensive, in its two codes.
The judgement has far-reaching implications for people peacefully protesting against oil and gas extraction who have been increasingly faced with injunctions.
The system prohibits former intelligence-agency employees and military personnel from writing or speaking about topics related to their government service without first obtaining government approval.