Social Networks as a Challenge to Vietnam’s Political Stability

Cover Page

Cite item

Full Text

Abstract

The authors of the article identify new types of threats caused by the penetration of social networks into Vietnamese society. The authors assess the limits of the impact of crossborder IT communications on the political stability of the state. The article analyzes the content of ideological opponents of the authorities in Facebook, Instagram, Zala, YouTube, (On March 21, 2022, the Tverskoy District Court of Moscow satisfied a lawsuit filed by the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation and recognized the activity of the social networks Instagram and Facebook, owned by Meta, as extremist, banning its operation in Russia), search engines and other communication channels. They also share some considerations regarding the organization of counteraction to the conductors of “color revolutions”, masters of network provocations, psychological and ideological sabotage in the Vietnamese and global information space.

About the authors

Vladimir N. Davydov

Peoplesʼ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)

Author for correspondence.
Email: davidov_vn@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0194-4065

PhD in Political Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Public Policy and History of State and Law of the Law Institute

10/2 Miklukho-Maklaya str., Moscow, Russian Federation, 117198

Tuan A. Nguyen

Peoplesʼ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)

Email: anhnguyen3891@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2609-9550

Post-graduate Student of the Department of Public Policy and History of State and Law of the Law Institute

10/2 Miklukho-Maklaya str., Moscow, Russian Federation, 117198

Anna L. Zotkina

Peoplesʼ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)

Email: Annazotkina@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6983-5861

Master of the Department of Public Policy and History of State and Law of the Law Institute

10/2 Miklukho-Maklaya str., Moscow, Russian Federation, 117198

References

  1. Ulyanov N. Kak integrirovat’ tsifrovoi mir s real’nym [How to Integrate the Digital World With the Real One]. Expert. 2022;3;3;–39 (In Russ.).
  2. Mizin V.I., Sergeev V.M. Sovremennye kontseptsii strategicheskoi stabil’nosti [Modern Concepts of Strategic Stability]. Polis. Politicheskie issledovaniya. 2018;5:150–166. https://doi.org/10.17976/jpps/2018.05.12 (In Russ.).
  3. Djevis Je. Tekhnognozis: mir, magiya i mistitsizm v informatsionnuyu epokhu [Technognosis: Peace, Magic and Mysticism in the Information Age]. Ekaterinburg: Ul’tra. Kul’tura; 2008. 478 p. (In Russ.).
  4. Brodel’ F. Material’naya tsivilizatsiya, ekonomika i kapitalizm, XV-XVIII vv. [Material Civilization, Economy and Capitalism, XV-XVIII Centuries.] T. 3. Vremya mira. Moscow: Ves’ mir; 2007. 752 p. (In Russ.).
  5. Maklyuen M., Fiore K. Voina i mir v global’noi derevne [War and Peace in the Global Village]. Moscow: AST: Astrel’; 2012. 219 p. (In Russ.).
  6. Pettigri E. Izobretenie novostei. Kak mir uznal o samom sebe [The Invention of News. How the World Learned about Itself]. Moscow: AST; 2021. 494 p. (In Russ.).
  7. Kastel’s M. Galaktika Internet: Razmyshleniya ob Internete, biznese i obshchestve [Internet Galaxy: Reflections on the Internet, Business and Society]. Ekaterinburg: U-Faktoriya; 2004. 327 p. (In Russ.).
  8. Fergyuson N. Ploshchad’ i bashnya. Seti i vlast’ ot masonov do Facebook[14] [Square and Tower. Networks and Power from Freemasons to Facebook]. Moscow: AST: CORPUS; 2020. 734 p. (In Russ.).
  9. Lavrov S.V. Vneshnepoliticheskaya filosofiya Rossii [Russian Foreign Policy Philosophy]. The International Affairs. 2013;3:6 (In Russ.).
  10. Maturana U., Varela F. Drevo poznaniya: biologicheskie korni chelovecheskogo ponimaniya [The Tree of Knowledge: The Biological Roots of Human Understanding]. Moscow: ProgressTraditsiya; 2001. 316 p. (In Russ.).
  11. Ivanov D.V. K teorii potokovykh struktur [Towards a Theory of Flow Structures]. Sociological Studies. 2012;4:8–16 (In Russ.).
  12. Matveev S.R. Setevoi podkhod kak metod issledovaniya intellektual’noi kommunikatsii [Network Approach as a Method of Study of Intellectual Communication]. Obshchestvennye nauki i sovremennost’. 2014;6:141–148 (In Russ.).
  13. Rogers E., Kincaid D.L. Communication Networks: Toward a New Paradigm for Research. New York; 1981. 386 p.
  14. Grek A. Tsifrovaya likhoradka [Digital Fever]. Populyarnaya mekhanika. 2022;2:42–46 (In Russ.).
  15. Toffler E. Tretya volna [Third Wave]. Moscow: AST; 2009. 795 p. (In Russ.).
  16. Harari Yu.N. 21 urok dlya XXI veka [21 Lessons for the 21st Century]. Moscow: Sindbad; 2021. 416 p. (In Russ.).
  17. Solon O. Googlés Bad Week: YouTube Loses Millions as Advertising Row Reaches US. Guardian. 25.03.2017.
  18. Khartsizov S. Antropologicheskii perekhod. Chelovek pod pressom tsifrovykh tekhnologii [Anthropological Transition. Man under the Pressure of Digital Technologies]. Zavtra. 2021;10:8 (In Russ.).
  19. Koroleva A. Kiberbezopasnost’ stanovitsya dolgosrochnym trendom [Cyber Security Becomes a Long-term Trend]. Expert. 2022; 1–2: 44 (In Russ.).
  20. Selyanin Ya. V. Rol’ Pentagona v obespechenii kiberbezopasnosti SShA [The Role of the Pentagon in Ensuring US Cybersecurity]. Problemy natsional’noi strategii. 2017; 3(42): 130–148 (In Russ.).
  21. Presidential Policy Directive 20. PPD-20 “U.S. Cyber Operations Policy”. 2012; 2.
  22. Evstaf’ev D. Na poroge postglobal’nogo mira [On the Threshold of the Post-Global World]. Expert. 2022;3:82–87 (In Russ.).
  23. Otchet ob issledovanii rynka — Otchet ob issledovanii privychek v sotsial’nykh setyakh V’etnama [Market Research Report — Vietnam Social Media Habit Research Report]. 2020. URL: https://vinaresearch.net/public/news/2201-Bao_Cao_Nghien_Cuu_Thoi_Quen_Su_ Dung_Mang_Xa_Hoi_Cua_Nguoi_Viet_Nam_2018.vnrs (accessed:12.02.2022) (In Russ.).
  24. Facebook Users by Country. Statista. 2020. URL: https://www.statista.com/statistics/268136/top-15-countries-based-on-number-of-facebook-users/ (accessed: 23.01.2022) (In Russ.).
  25. Facebook Users in Viet Nam — March 2020. NapoleonCat. 2020. URL: https://napoleoncat.com/stats/facebook-users-in-viet_nam/2020/03 (accessed: 10.01.2022).
  26. Korovin V.M. Tret’ya mirovaya setevaya voina [Third World Network War]. SPb.: Piter; 2014. 349 p. (In Russ.).
  27. Putting а Finger on our Phone Obsession. The Tribune. 27.10.2018. URL: https://www. tribuneindia.com/news/archive/ludhiana/news-detail-674294 (accessed: 11.02.2022).
  28. Devis U. Nervnye gosudarstva. Mirom stali pravit’ emotsii [Nervous States. Emotions Rule the World]. Moscow: AST; 2021. 352 p. (In Russ.).
  29. Efimova G.Z., Semenov M.Yu. Digital Detox of the Youth (on the Example of Social Networks). RUDN Journal of Sociology. 2020; 20(3): 572–581. https://doi.org/10.22363/23132272-2020-20-3-572-581
  30. Loginov K. Blagotvoritel’naya sotsial’naya set’ [Charity Social Network]. Expert. 2013;45:61 (In Russ.).
  31. Larina E. Igry s razumom. Transgumanizm i iskusstvennyi intellect [Mind Games. Transhumanism and Artificial Intelligence]. Zavtra. 2020;41:6 (In Russ.).
  32. O’Konnor I.K., Ueteroll D.O. Pochemu my verim lzhi [Why do We Believe Lies]. V mire nauki. 2019;11:40–49 (In Russ.).
  33. Zung V.T. Velikaya pobeda vesnoi sem’desyat pyatogo [Great Victory in the Spring of Seventyfive]. Moscow: Voenizdat; 1980. 247 p. (In Russ.).
  34. Bersenev V.L. Gollivudskii avianosets v dzhunglyakh V’etnama [Hollywood Aircraft Carrier in the Jungles of Vietnam]. Diskurs-PI: nauchno-prakticheskii al’manakh. 2010; 1–2 (9-10): 181–182 (In Russ.).
  35. Avdonina N.S. Kinematograf o voine vo V’etname (1957-1975) kak element politicheskoi kommunikatsii [Cinematography about the Vietnam War (1957-1975) as an Element of Political Communication]. Vestnik Sankt-Peterburgskogo universiteta. 2012; 9(1): 197– м206 (In Russ.).
  36. Bobrov A. Informatsionnaya voina: ot listovki do tvittera [Information Warfare: From Leaflets to Twitter]. Zarubezhnoe voennoe obozrenie. 2013;1:20–27 (In Russ.).
  37. Davydov V.N., Arshinova A.I., Sofokli Ya.S. Kul’turnye industrii: klonirovanie idei i smyslov [Cultural Industries: Cloning of Ideas and Meanings]. RUDN Journal of Sociology. 2018; 18(4): 776–786. https://doi.org/10.22363/2313-2272-2018-18-4-776-786 (In Russ.).
  38. Voronova O.E., Trushin A.S. Sovremennye informatsionnye voiny: strategii, tipy, metody, priemy [Modern Information Wars: Strategies, Types, Methods, Techniques.]. Moscow: Aspekt Press; 2021. 171 p. (In Russ.).
  39. Yaspers K. Dukhovnaya situatsiya vremeni. 2 chast’. Granitsy poryadka sushchestvovaniya [Spiritual Situation of the Time. 2 part. Order of Existence Bounds]. Moscow: AST; 2013. 285 p. (In Russ.).
  40. Novikova O.V. Geopoliticheskii kod i natsionalnye interesy Vetnama XXI v. [Geopolitical Code and National Interests of Vietnam in the 21st Century]. Yugo-Vostochnaya Aziya: aktualnye problemy razvitiya. 2018; II. 3(40): 142–157 (In Russ.).
  41. Politicheskii doklad TsK KPV XII s”ezdu partii. XII s”ezd kompartii V’etnama. Dokumenty i ekspertnye otsenki [Political Report of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam to the XII Congress of the Party. XII Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam]. Moscow: Institut Dal’nego Vostoka; 2016. 352 p. (In Russ.).
  42. Shiller G. Manipuljatory soznaniem [Mind Manipulators]. Moscow: Mysl’; 1980. 325 p. (In Russ.).
  43. Davydov V.N. Informacionnaja jekspansija: kontrol’, sderzhivanie, kontrmery [Information Expansion: Control, Containment, Countermeasures]. Moscow: RUDN, JeKA; 2014. 72 p. (In Russ.).
  44. Zhdanov Ju.N., Ovchinskij V.S. Kiberpolicija XXI veka. Mezhdunarodnyj opyt [Cyberpolice of the 21st Century. International Experience]. Moscow: Mezhdunarodnye otnoshenija; 2020. 288 p. (In Russ.).
  45. Davydov V.N. et al. Politicheskaja stabil’nost’ v sovremennom mire [Political Stability in the Modern World]. Moscow: KnoRus; 2022. 204 p. (In Russ.).
  46. Pavlikova O. Cherez prizmu socsetej [Through the Lens of Social Media]. Profil’. 2013;37:8–11 (In Russ.).
  47. Sovmestnoe zajavlenie o videnii razvitija otnoshenij vseob#emljushhego strategicheskogo partnjorstva mezhdu Rossijskoj Federaciej i Socialisticheskoj Respublikoj V’etnam na period do 2030 goda [Joint Statement on the Vision for the Development of a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the Russian Federation and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for the Period up to 2030]. Kremlin.ru. 30.11.2021. URL: http://www.kremlin.ru/supplement/5742 (accessed: 10.02.2022) (In Russ.).

Copyright (c) 2022 Davydov V.N., Nguyen T.A., Zotkina A.L.

Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

This website uses cookies

You consent to our cookies if you continue to use our website.

About Cookies