the country has made great strides in providing large-scale Internet access and more lax restrictions in order to bridge this gap.
Despite these limitations on technology, organizations around the world are working directly with the people of Vietnam to close the digital divide.
[13] In 2016, Facebook and Instagram were temporarily blocked in an effort by the government to crack down on social media due to rising unrest in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City,[14] where hundreds of citizens protested in city streets regarding the government's delayed response to an environmental disaster in which millions of dead fish washed ashore.
[14] In 2011, The World Bank extended a project for an additional two years in an attempt to complete the process of installing software and conducting training.
This technology and training would potentially allow for the expansion of small businesses, enhance current operating systems and disseminate information on a larger scale.