The Vietnamese authorities have decided to close in August of internet cafes in the capital located near schools, in an attempt to fight, they say, against addiction to online games and cons of "inappropriate content".In addition to the closure of these facilities within 200 meters of schools, "technical measures" should be put in place to suspend Internet connections in all the cafes in Hanoi between 6:00 a.m. 11:00 p.m. ET, announced late Friday website City.
According to Pham Quoc Ban, head of information department of Hanoi, the capital, hundreds of Internet cafes near schools. "Their presence has led students, become so dependent on online games, to abandon the courts, which has unexpected consequences," he said on another government site.
The "special means" will be used to implement the new policy and "monitor the activities of Internet users and Internet café owners to see if they comply with the law," he said. Violations are punishable by fines, he said.
Recently, the Foreign Ministry had denounced the increasing use of the Internet as well as content "violent and pornographic". The ministry spokesman Nguyen Phuong Nga said the authorities were trying to ensure "security and a healthy use" of the Internet in public places, rejecting as unfounded concerns about threats to freedom of expression.
Google in June criticized the new regulations in Vietnam allow authorities to block access to certain sites and monitor user activity. The aggressive attitude of the communist government with respect to politically sensitive websites visited by a small minority of Internet users has also been criticized by observers.
According to Ms. Nga, Vietnam has 24 million Internet users, or 28% of the population growth among the highest in the world.
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