Netflix forced to remove film about MH370 for violating Vietnamese law

(HNMO) - Regarding the documentary "MH370: The Plane That Disappeared" provided on Netflix service in Vietnam, which contains content that inaccurately reflects Vietnam's contributions in coordinating the search and rescue of missing Malaysian plane MH370, the Ministry of Information and Communications has sent a document requesting Netflix to remove the above illegal content.

The first episode of the series has been removed from Netflix at the request of government officials.
Photo source: Department of Radio, Television and Electronic Information.

The above information was just announced by the Department of Radio, Television and Electronic Information, Ministry of Information and Communications tonight, April 13.

After receiving a document from the Ministry of Information and Communications, on April 12, Netflix reported a review of inaccurate content and removed the entire episode 1 of the documentary "MH370: The Missing Plane" from Netflix's content store in Vietnam.

Providing false information that damages the reputation of the Vietnamese Government is a violation of the provisions of Clause 8, Article 9 of the current Press Law.

In the coming time, if Netflix continues to violate Vietnamese laws, the Department of Radio, Television and Electronic Information will coordinate with state management agencies to strictly handle the case according to regulations.

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