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Made-in-Vietnam social network launched

New social network Gapo developed by Vietnamese made its debut in Hanoi on July 23.
Made-in-Vietnam social network launched ảnh 1At the launching ceremony (Source: vietnamnet)

Hanoi (VNA) – New social network Gapodeveloped by Vietnamese made its debut in Hanoi on July 23.

The network was created by the tech firm GapoTechnology. 

It has green background with interface, layoutsand features similar to that of Facebook.

Besides basic functions of a social network suchas messaging, updating status, adding friends, liking and sharing, Gapo has anadditional feature of decorating stories and requiring identification of useraccounts.

Users can use different wallpapers, colours,music, videos and even other interactive images.

In particular, this social network allows usersto identify accounts to protect and secure benefits in case of disputes. 

Gapo also has automatic keyword filtering and ateam to censor bad news based on the information reported by users.

Users could experience the network bydownloading it on Google Play Store, App Store, or go to www.gapo.vn to signup.

At the launching ceremony, Gapo initiallyreceived and investment pledge of 500 billion VND (21.5 million USD) fromG-Capital, which will be used in the first phase of the project, with the aimof reaching 50 million users by 2021.-VNA

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