Media governance: managing online games seen from the perspective of the state in Vietnam

This paper presents a thematic analysis pertaining to the Vietnamese government's role in regulating the country's online game industry. Interviews with administrators who worked for Vietnam's Ministry of Information and Communications were conducted, revealing the perspective and rel...

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Autor principal: Anh, Phan Quang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7851779/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33553739
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06045
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Sumario:This paper presents a thematic analysis pertaining to the Vietnamese government's role in regulating the country's online game industry. Interviews with administrators who worked for Vietnam's Ministry of Information and Communications were conducted, revealing the perspective and reluctance of the government towards this new socialist-oriented entertainment market in a communist society. The legal framework imposed on online games and its side effects are critically analysed.

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