Facebook (Vietnam)

Medium: Internet Social Media

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Artist: Facebook

Confronting Bodies: The Central Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Dates of Action: August 27, 2009- Present

Location: Vietnam

Description of Artwork: The social networking website was launched in 2004 and is the biggest social networking website online. It has more than 800 million users and users use it to send messages, make groups, create events, upload pictures, make friends, and spread ideas. The website was created by Mark and several other Harvard students and originally intended for the use of Harvard students only. Users today are a variety of ages. The site's terms of service mandates 13 years old and older-however, according to ConsumersReports.org on May 2011, there are 7.5 million children under 13 years old with accounts. Many groups and events created on Facebook are used to transfer ideas, send information and messages, and organize protests.

The Incident: Following in the footsteps of their northern neighbor, Vietnam, on August 27, 2009, passed a decree to ban Facebook use in the country. Starting on November 11, 2009, Facebook users found themselves unable to access Facebook. [1]

Results of Incident:

Source: [2]