Vietnam orders Netflix to stop advertising, distributing its games

VIETNAM has ordered Netflix to stop advertising and distributing its games in the country before Apr 25 as the US streaming platform has not yet been granted a license for games services, its broadcasting authority said on Thursday (Apr 11).

“Vietnam demands Netflix comply with the Vietnamese regulations on game online services,” the Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information (Abei) said.

“We order Netflix to stop advertising and publishing Netflix’s video games on the Netflix application and on Appstore Vietnam and Google Play Store Vietnam before Apr 25,” Abei added.

The streaming platform, which has been ordered by the government several times to block domestic access to various content, is seeking to open an office in Vietnam, Reuters has reported.

Netflix begun its push into gaming by launching Netflix games on mobile phones in November 2021.

The company did not immediately reply to a request for comment. REUTERS

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