TikTok tops 460 million monthly active users in Southeast Asia, with 70 million in Vietnam
Vietnam News 09:13 30/10/2025Social media platform TikTok has announced that it has surpassed 460 million monthly active users across Southeast Asia, including 70 million in Vietnam.
New Zealand parliament to debate teen social media ban
World 14:11 23/10/2025A bill to restrict social media for children under 16 will be introduced in the New Zealand parliament, officials said on Thursday, building momentum for parliament's efforts to prevent young people from being harmed while online.
Google says Australian law on teen social media use 'extremely difficult' to enforce
World 12:15 13/10/2025SYDNEY - Alphabet-owned Google on Monday said it would be "extremely difficult" for Australia to enforce a law prohibiting people younger than 16 from using social media, warning that the government's initiative would not make children safer online.
OMG! German influencers face tax dodging crackdown
World 09:10 10/10/2025They could soon be unboxing fines rather than freebies -- Germany's online influencers are facing a tax evasion crackdown that has left them screaming OMG!
South Korea to ban mobile phones in school classrooms
World 14:17 28/08/2025SEOUL -- South Korea passed a bill on Wednesday to ban the use of mobile phones and other digital devices in school classrooms nationwide, as concern grows about the impact of heavy social media use among the young.
'Skibidi' and 'tradwife': social media words added to Cambridge dictionary
World 13:54 18/08/2025Words popularised by Gen Z and Gen Alpha including "skibidi", "delulu", and "tradwife" are among 6,000 new entries to the online edition of the Cambridge Dictionary over the last year, its publisher said Monday.
Australia's teen social media ban faces a new wildcard: teenagers
World 18:12 19/06/2025When 13-year-old Jasmine Elkin tried out the age-checking software Australia might use to ban children and teenagers from social media, she was surprised some products could identify a person's age to the month - but she still doubts it will work.
US to screen social media of foreign students for anti-American content
World 09:14 19/06/2025Foreigners seeking to study in the United States will be required to make public their social media profiles to allow screening for anti-American content under new State Department guidelines released Wednesday.
Ho Chi Minh City unveils software for social media data collection, analysis
Vietnam News 11:00 28/02/2024Ho Chi Minh City currently boasts about 22 million social network accounts
Instagram-ready: Vietnamese influencer teaches art of posing
Travel 14:10 08/03/2021Pham Kieu Ly, who has hundreds of thousands of followers on Instagram and TikTok, set up the $130 course in Hanoi after women began asking her how to look their best in photos, largely for social media
Central Vietnamese province mulls local social media platform
Vietnam News 11:10 15/01/2021It is envisaged to reach the popularity of Facebook and Zalo
Vietnam to crack down on nonsensical, sensational videos
Vietnam Life 18:35 11/10/2020Earlier, local media reported intensively on the rise of clickbait videos
