The VCP is probably aware that people will be able to seek out censored content, but the main point for its tight grip on art is not about that. In an era of increasing internet access, the Vietnamese Communist Party (VCP) faces the threat of a free flow of information that is very difficult to control. If the state publicly censors a specific movie, would it not only increase the show's popularity as people would be constantly talking about it?įurthermore, would people only just stream the movie on other unofficial platforms if a film is censored on Netflix? The latter scenario is even more likely if we consider that Vietnamese netizens are notorious for their wide usage of illegal sites for downloading or streaming movies and music, as well as their general disregard for copyright law.
The government's tactic of art censorship seems counterintuitive. The reason the government gave for this removal is the apparent “ distortion of Vietnamese history” in some dialogues in the drama which mentioned the Vietnam War.ĭespite the show gaining positive reviews outside of the country, Vietnamese netizens seemed to applaud the decision to blacklist the series. In early October, Vietnam's Ministry of Information and Communications ordered Netflix's Korean series “Little Women” removed from the platform for the country's market.
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