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Vietnam Bans Unskippable Ads, Requires Skip Button to Appear After 5 Seconds - Saigoneer (saigoneer.com)
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As Phụ Nữ reports, Vietnam recently announced Decree No. 342, which details a number of provisions to the national Advertising Law, due to take effect from February 15, 2026. The adjustments are expected to place stricter control on Vietnam’s online advertising activities to protect consumers and curb illegal ads.

Amongst the decree articles, some standout stipulations include a hard cap on the waiting time before viewers can skip video and animated ads to no more than 5 seconds. Static ads must be immediately cancellable.

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[–] kingofras@lemmy.world 91 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Let’s hope their head of state has kidnap protection.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 89 points 4 days ago (3 children)

The US invade Vietnam? Like that would ever happen!

[–] kingofras@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I also did a lot of drugs in history class but now that I’m clean, I feel like it was the wrong time.

[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 4 days ago

You can always re-start.

[–] FrowingFostek@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

It's cool, we can pull out of/ lose to "communism" again.

[–] db2@lemmy.world 15 points 4 days ago

Does Vietnam have oil reserves they can ~~steal~~ free?