Vietnam: Warning of contents not suitable for children

According to Circular No. 09/2017/TT-BTTTT of the Ministry of Information Technology and Communications of Vietnam, warning of contents not suitable for children is prescribed as follows:

- Press agencies and publishers shall give warning of contents not suitable for children on programs of radio or television channels; printed newspapers, online newspapers and publications.

- The warning must be made by one of the methods or a combination of methods appropriate to each type of press or publication, including but not limited to: sounds, images, writing, and symbols.

- For radio and/or television broadcast, the warning of content must be displayed instantly before the program is broadcasted.

- For the printed press, the warning must be displayed closely to the top or bottom of the article name or at the column post.  For online newspapers, the warning must be displayed instantly after the reader selects the news, articles and before the readers read the whole news content.

- Any warning on radio, television, printed and online newspapers must be short, clear, easy to understand, easy to remember and recognizable and show at least one of the following warnings:

+ Not suitable for children, with careful consideration.

+ Suitable for children, with guidance of parents or adults.

+ Programs, films may contain sensitive images and scenes, with guidance of parents.

+ Not suitable for children under 6; not suitable for children from 6 to under 11; not suitable for children from 11 to under 16.

- For publications for children with contents on sex education; fight against violence or child abuse, the phrase "“Cha mẹ, người lớn cần hướng dẫn trẻ em đọc” (Parental or adult guidance recommended) must be shown at the title page or at the cover 4.

View more details at Circular No. 09/2017/TT-BTTTT of the Ministry of Information Technology and Communications of Vietnam, effective from October 01, 2017.

-Thao Uyen-

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