Abstract

Recognizing the advantages and influence of social media, the Communist Party of Vietnam and the State have identified the Internet and social media as important tools for improving mass mobilization, particularly in encouraging public participation in safeguarding security and public order in the digital era. For the People’s Public Security forces, social media also constitutes an important communication and public-engagement environment. Grassroots police units have increasingly used social media to disseminate information, interact with local communities, and mobilize the public, thereby contributing to the maintenance of security and public order in their respective localities.

Keywords: Grassroots police, mass mobilization, People’s Public Security, public outreach, security and public order, social media.