Vietnam’s Facebook Blockers
Why are human rights activists in Vietnam being blocked from Facebook? Plus,what a video of a child firing a rocket propelled grenade on a beach shows us about Libya’s gun problem
On this week’s Trending we explore why human rights activists are having their Facebook accounts suspended in Vietnam. So called ‘opinion shapers’ are complaining that the profiles of activists contain false information resulting in Facebook suspending accounts. But who are these people who want to shut down accounts and what can Facebook do in such a tricky situation? We speak to David Nguyen, a human rights lawyer currently under house arrest about his experience.
Also on the programme, what a video of a child firing a rocket propelled grenade shows us about the gun problem in Libya. We speak to Tripoli based journalist Hassan Morajea about his run-ins with children with guns.
And who is the mysterious woman in black walking across the USA? We attempt to solve the mystery..
Presenter Mukul Devichand is joined in the studio by Ly Truong from the Vietnamese service, Mohamed Madi from World Online and Annie Waldman from the US Trending team.
Produced by Anna Meisel and Laura Gray
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