"We must understand that we cannot ban children from using the internet or social networks because parents cannot ban their children from using them every day, so it will be more effective when parents have the knowledge to effectively exploit social networks." , Mr. Nam said.

Recently, the Ministry of Public Security - Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs - Information and Communications has cooperated to form a child protection network in the online environment to detect, prevent, handle and remove content and information that is harmful to children as quickly as possible. me.

However, the responsibility of families and parents in protecting children in the online environment is very important.

Mr. Nam cited that there are fraud cases where the subject, based on the child's information, calls parents to transfer money for hospital fees due to their child being hospitalized. Many people ask where information about children that scammers get from. Many people blame agencies and units for revealing children's information, but do not think that some parents' activities on social networks have accidentally revealed their children's information.

Many parents take pictures of their children's certificates of merit and academic achievements with full information about the child and where they studied on social networks; or post photos of family activities online. The child's information is revealed from there.

Mr. Nam further informed that this agency will continue to coordinate with relevant ministries and branches to review laws and related regulations, and inspect multinational companies providing social networks. Along with that are strong sanctions to handle if there are violations.

Colonel Nguyen Hong Quan, Head of Department 7, Department of Cyber Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention and Control (A05, Ministry of Public Security) said that implementing Decision 830/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister, ministries Police, Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, Information and Communications have signed a coordination regulation in protecting children in the online environment.

The Ministry of Public Security also established a permanent network across the country, with more than 850 permanent focal points from ministerial to district police conducting investigations to receive and handle cases related to child abuse. around the country.

Resolutely handle harmful information online

A representative of the Department of Broadcasting and Electronic Information (Ministry of Information and Communications) said that in 2022, the ministry reviewed and prevented 18 groups on social networks with content that abused children. These groups have more than 9.7 million members, of which 30% of the members participating in these groups are children, more than 40% are teenagers...

To protect children in the online environment, Ms. Duong said, the information and communication industry will continue to review and resolutely handle and remove harmful information on social networks such as Facebook and Youtube. The Ministry also requires businesses providing cross-border social networks such as Facebook and Youtube to comply with Vietnamese law and have solutions to manage content for children.

Social network Youtube announced that there will be a number of policy changes to protect children, including requiring all content creators to mark video content for children or not; Don't deliver personalized ads for children's content.

Data from ChildFund Vietnam shows that by 2023, Vietnam has nearly 78 million internet subscribers, more than 66 million Facebook accounts, and more than 49.8 million tiktok accounts. Of these, 87% of the above accounts use the internet every day, and users are getting younger and younger.

Surveys from international organizations show that, in over 30 countries surveyed, 1/3 of children say they have been bullied online, and more than 750 thousand individuals conduct internet searches to connect with children. for sexual purposes on a global scale.

Many surveys also show that girls' rate of making friends with strangers is higher than boys'; Girls receive more friend requests from strangers on social networks than boys; The proportion of boys experiencing the above risks is higher than that of girls, especially with the risks of "accessing links sent by friends or others", "pretending to be someone else online" and "sending personal information". benevolence for others”…

The Ministry of Information and Communications has set up a team to inspect tiktok on content related to child protection, with the participation of representatives of ministries and branches responsible for child protection. The delegation plans to conduct a tiktok test in Vietnam from May 22-29.

Vu Diep