Will put artists who advertise falsely on the "blacklist"

On the afternoon of October 5, at a regular press conference providing socio-economic information on Ho Chi Minh City, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Hoa, Head of the Electronic Information Department, Ho Chi Minh City Department of Information and Communications, said that the Ministry of Information and Communications is coordinating with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to build a white list and a black list.

"The blacklist includes violators, and the management agency discourages advertisers from cooperating and supporting them. The whitelist includes artists who do not violate false advertising, and encourages advertisers to choose them for advertising.That is one of the ways to help the network environment become increasingly clean",Mr. Hoa said.

According to the representative of the Department of Information and Communications, the regulations for handling accounts that violate information on social networks are expected to be completed by the end of this year. In addition, the Department also proposed that the Department of Radio, Television and Electronic Information block violating accounts and prevent them from appearing on social networking platforms.

Also at the press conference, Mr. Lam Ngo Hoang Anh, Chief of Office of the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City, said that recently, the management agency has made efforts to promote the code of conduct for artists.

In which, the content clearly states: "Artists participating in advertising activities must ensure that they convey truthful, accurate, and clear information about the uses and features of products and goods in accordance with the law, especially products in the fields of health, education, and the environment.

Mr. Hoang Anh emphasized that artists who advertise falsely will be punished according to the law and treated equally with all citizens.

Recently, many artists have participated in false advertising clips. For example: Actress Hong Van advertised the exaggerated effects of a functional food, Miss Mai Phuong Thuy advertised a weight loss product that was administratively sanctioned by the Food Safety Department, actress Cat Tuong advertised a milk product that falsely claimed to have "diabetes treatment effects"...

Although some artists have apologized, it has not yet calmed public outrage.