Lokesh Choudhary · · 1 min readVietnam tells Netflix to stop offering video games by April 25
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Vietnam has directed Netflix to discontinue promoting and providing video games in the country by April 25, Reuters reported. This directive stems from Netflix’s lack of a gaming services license, says Vietnam’s Authority for Broadcasting and Electronic Information (ABEI).
The streaming giant had stepped into the gaming world with the launch of Netflix Games, a mobile gaming feature available in its apps, in November 2021. However, Vietnamese law stipulates that only companies that are locally incorporated and registered as a video games service may offer them in the country.
ABEI also directed Netflix to stop offering its gaming feature on the app versions available on the country’s App Store and Google Play Store before the set deadline.
Previously, the Vietnamese government had banned the Netflix streaming of the Hollywood movie Barbie and the Chinese-produced Netflix drama series Flight to You due to “geopolitical reasons.”
It was reported last year that Netflix is planning to open an office in Vietnam, with the company having already conducted a risk assessment of the move.
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