Vietnam joins the social media ban for kids — it's not just Australia anymore

Vietnam is moving to restrict social media for children, joining a growing wave of countries doing the same. Australia led the way in late 2025, passing the first real ban, aimed at the pressures young users face: cyberbullying, addiction, and predators lurking in the feeds. Now Vietnam is following suit, and the list keeps growing.

The point isn't one country doing something cute for the cameras. It's a real shift — governments are no longer waiting for platforms to self-regulate and are drawing lines for kids. That's the kind of policy change that matters for the families who actually use these apps every day.

Why this matters for us: when governments start drawing lines for children, it hits the abuelas, the tías, the parents juggling work and screen time — la gente who are already doing the heavy lifting to keep their kids safe online.