PUBLISHED : 10 Apr 2024 at 20:53
HANOI – Vietnam has ordered Netflix Inc to cease promoting and distributing its video games within the nation earlier than April 25 as the USA streaming platform has not but been granted a license for video games providers, its broadcasting authority mentioned on Thursday.
“Vietnam calls for Netflix adjust to the Vietnamese rules on recreation on-line providers,” the Authority of Broadcasting and Digital Data (ABEI) mentioned an announcement on its web site.
“We order Netflix to cease promoting and publishing the Netflix’s video video games on the Netflix utility and on Appstore Vietnam and Google Play retailer Vietnam earlier than April 25,” the assertion added.
The streaming platform, which has been ordered by the federal government a number of occasions to dam home entry to varied content material, is looking for to open an workplace in Vietnam, Reuters has reported.
Netflix begun its push into gaming by launching Netflix video games on cellphones in November 2021.
The corporate didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
