Completing the Code of Conduct for Cultural Conduct in Cyberspace: Towards a Healthy and Humane Digital Environment

On the morning of October 22, in Hanoi, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism held a workshop to collect opinions on the draft Code of Conduct for Culture in Cyberspace. Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Permanent Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Le Hai Binh chaired the workshop.

Attending the workshop were delegates representing ministries, central branches, Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City; associations, social network service providing platforms; media companies, some major pages/channels on social networks,....

Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Permanent Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Le Hai Binh chaired the workshop.

In the context of increasingly strong digital technology development, cyberspace has become an essential part of social life, contributing to creating an open communication environment, promoting creativity, connecting communities and spreading knowledge.

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  Workshop to collect opinions on the draft Code of Conduct for Culture in Cyberspace

However, besides the great benefits, cyberspace also poses many new challenges: the increase of bad and toxic information, unethical speech, uncivilized behavior, privacy violations, cyber violence... negatively affecting the spiritual and social life and good cultural values ​​of the nation.

With the spirit of proactively performing assigned tasks, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has drafted a Code of Conduct for Cultural Conduct in Cyberspace and sent a document to request comments from relevant ministries, branches, agencies and units; at the same time, fully received and explained comments to complete the draft on the basis of comments from relevant ministries, branches, agencies and units as well as on the basis of science , practice and feasibility.

The second draft of the Code of Conduct for Cultural Conduct in Cyberspace includes 3 chapters and 11 articles guiding civilized behavior, building a healthy cyberspace and enhancing the responsibility of individuals, cyber influencers (KOLs, KOCs) and businesses.

Director of the Department of Radio, Television and Electronic Information Le Quang Tu Do spoke at the Workshop.

Commenting on the draft Code of Conduct, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commission Tran Thanh Lam said that the development of the draft Code of Conduct for Culture on Cyberspace was carried out in the context that the Party and State had many important policies and orientations on the development of science, technology, innovation and building Vietnamese people in the new era.

Notable ones are Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW on breakthroughs in science and technology development, innovation and national digital transformation; Resolution No. 33-NQ/TW on building and developing Vietnamese culture and people to meet the requirements of sustainable national development. Along with that, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is currently coordinating with relevant agencies to develop a draft Resolution of the Politburo on reviving and developing Vietnamese culture in the new era.

With the above major orientations, the promulgation of the Code of Conduct for Culture in Cyberspace is very necessary and timely.

Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commission Tran Thanh Lam speaks

According to Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commission Tran Thanh Lam, Vietnam is one of the countries that is very open in welcoming international technology businesses and social networking platforms to operate.

However, along with the increase in user experience, cyberspace has also seen many complex developments. Therefore, in addition to legal regulations, the promulgation of a Code of Conduct on Cyberspace is necessary and is expected to have a direct impact on about 76 million social network users in Vietnam.

In order for the Code of Conduct, when issued, to be put into practice and receive consensus and response from the people, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commission Tran Thanh Lam expressed his hope that the content of the document will be completed in a way that is close, easy to understand, easy to implement, and avoids using overly specialized terms.

Commenting on the draft Code of Conduct, Director of the Department of Performing Arts, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Xuan Bac said that in the context of activities in cyberspace exploding strongly as at present, building a Code of Conduct for Cultural Conduct in Cyberspace is very appropriate, correct and extremely necessary.

The contents of the draft are quite comprehensive, because they have synthesized and specified many current legal documents such as the Press Law, Advertising Law, or Decree 144 on performing arts activities - all of which aim to regulate the behavior of individuals and organizations in the digital environment.

Director of the Department of Performing Arts, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Xuan Bac

Supporting the encouragement of social network users to register with their real names and real information, People's Artist Xuan Bac emphasized that this is to minimize fake accounts that spread false information, insult or attack others. Cyberspace is only truly healthy when each person is aware of their responsibility in speech and behavior, so that there are no more victims who suffer from virtual attacks.

Also according to People's Artist Xuan Bac, after being issued, the widespread dissemination and popularization of the code of conduct on cyberspace so that internet users understand and strictly implement it will be the key factor to promote the effectiveness of the Code of Conduct.

At the workshop, a representative of the Ministry of Public Security affirmed that the promulgation of the Code of Conduct is very necessary, contributing significantly to the fight against and handling of violations, and building a civilized and healthy network environment.

Notably, this is the first time that groups of KOLs, KOCs, multi-channel network companies (MCNs), multimedia communication enterprises... have been recorded in a document with a legal basis. From there, it creates a premise to mobilize these forces to participate in spreading the State's policies and guidelines.

Representatives of businesses such as Yeah1, Metub, Meta and TikTok all expressed high consensus with the draft. The units said they are ready to coordinate training and thoroughly educate KOLs to comply with the Code of Conduct, build a transparent cooperation mechanism, and propose adding specific examples in a number of articles of the Code of Conduct to make it easier for users to understand and implement.

Mr. Nguyen Lam Thanh, representative of TikTok Vietnam, said that putting the Code of Conduct in cyberspace into practice needs to be implemented flexibly, in accordance with the characteristics of the digital environment.

Delegates speaking at the workshop.

Mr. Pham Anh Thi - Yeah1 Group said, Yeah1 is deeply aware of its responsibility in shaping a civilized and positive cyberspace. "We not only support but also proactively propose solutions to build common standards, in line with the continuous development of the industry.

For example, at Yeah1, through the 1Creators product, we bring technological achievements into the application to support creators to easily create good content, bring economic benefits, comply with common standards, contribute to protecting brand value and spread positive content to the community.

1Creators has created a specific set of “Dos and Don’ts” that make it easy for content creators to self-direct and maximize their positive influence.

"We believe that in a sustainable creative ecosystem, having a transparent operating mechanism and clear guidelines will contribute to creating a clean and trustworthy digital environment for everyone," said Mr. Pham Anh Thi.

Permanent Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Le Hai Binh concluded the workshop.

In his concluding remarks at the workshop, Permanent Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Le Hai Binh thanked the experts and representatives of the units for their enthusiastic contributions. The Deputy Minister requested the Drafting Committee to seriously study and absorb the Code of Conduct to complete the Code of Conduct. When the Code is issued, it will closely follow reality, creating consensus and joint implementation by the whole society.

The Deputy Minister also suggested that when the Code of Conduct is issued, ministries, branches, agencies, units and individuals need to join hands so that the Code of Conduct can spread in life and have long-term impact.

Source: https://bvhttdl.gov.vn/hoan-thien-bo-quy-tac-ung-xu-van-hoa-tren-khong-gian-mang-huong-den-moi-truong-so-lanh-manh-nhan-van-20251022134012086.htm