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Forced to close Timmy TV channel for posting harmful content for children

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The Department of Information and Communications of Ho Chi Minh City has just issued a decision to sanction YouTube channel Timmy TV 15 million dong for posting superstitious, superstitious, horror and harmful content to children.

Timmy TV channel interface on May 27. The Department of Information and Communications of Ho Chi Minh City has sanctioned and asked to close this channel before May 28. (Screenshots) On the afternoon of May 27, the Department of Information and Communications of Ho Chi Minh City issued a document to sanction the subject who established and provided the YouTube channel Timmy TV, forcing the channel to be closed before May 28. Mr. Nguyen Duc Tho, Chief Inspector of the Department of Information and Communications of Ho Chi Minh City, said that Timmy TV channel was administratively fined 15 million VND for the act of: Providing information on the network environment, affecting the public Children’s healthy findings and Information with superstitious content and horror, horror content. These two violations are sanctioned under Points b and c, Clause 1, Article 101, Decree 15/2020 stipulating penalties for administrative violations in the fields of post, telecommunications, radio frequencies, and technology. information and electronic transactions. Channels YouTube Timmy TV started on February 20, 2018, posted over 700 videos and had more than 772,000 subscribers. Timmy TV is under the management of Hero Media, a media company specializing in producing videos introducing games for children. As a YouTube channel aimed at child viewers, this channel regularly posts a lot of creepy, horror videos, even promoting superstition, superstition, not suitable for the people’s fine customs and traditions. race, adversely affecting the psycho-physiological development of children. Before this phenomenon, many parents have reported to the Child Protection Hotline 111. Department of Children (Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs) has sent an official letter to the Information Security Department (Ministry of Information and Communications), Department of Cybersecurity and High-Tech Crime Prevention (Ministry of Public Security). check and take measures to block, remove, delete channels and handle according to regulations to protect children in cyberspace. Since the channel owner resides in Ho Chi Minh City, the case has been transferred to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Information and Communications for handling.