Expats & Casual Accounts Hit Hardest

[madmax]

️ For many foreign residents, the rollout has been more than just inconvenient — some report needing to fly back to Vietnam in person to prevent account closures, with no remote options available. Inactive or forgotten accounts are being terminated at scale, and casual users are facing new hurdles like OTP bindings tied to local phone numbers. While most locals appear to be adjusting, expats say the law is disruptive and exclusionary, especially for those who left the country during COVID or short-term assignments.

[jacson4]

Forcing expats to fly back just to keep accounts alive Definitely feels exclusionary.

[Nahid10]

Locals may adapt, but expats on short assignments or stuck post-COVID are hit hardest ️