A new Vietnamese law allows users to switch off advertisement after just five seconds

Vietnam has introduced legislation that bans unskippable ads on YouTube and other online platforms. The changes, which take effect on February 15, are aimed at tightening controls on online advertising in the Southeast Asian country to protect the public from screen fatigue and illegal promotional content.

Users in numerous countries have increasingly complained in recent weeks about lengthy unskippable ads on YouTube, with some saying they were forced to watch clips lasting an hour or more.

The new amendments to Vietnamese advertising law state that the…

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