AdvertisementTo The Dismay Of Free Speech Advocates, Vietnam Rolls Out Controversial Cyber LawJanuary 01, 2019Ashley WestermanfacebookEmailMen use tablets and laptops to check news at a coffee shop in Hanoi in 2014. Today almost half of Vietnam's population of over 95 million have access to the Internet. A new and controversial cybersecurity law goes into effect nationwide Tuesday. (AFP/Getty Images)