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Vietnam pushes Google Play to remove 56 gambling apps

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October 5, 2018

Niji Narayan

Vietnam pushes Google Play to remove 56 gambling apps

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Google Playstore has removed 56 Vietnamese language gambling apps, following the dictates from the government. Vietnam’s Ministry of Information and Communications has announced that the tech giant finally ceded to its request to remove the 56 Vietnamese-language real-money gambling apps from the Google Play online marketplace.

Among the removed apps, 16 of them were found to be exploit users’ data in violation of Google Play rules. The remaining 40 apps were removed solely on the orders of the government.

In August 2017, Google relaxed its longstanding prohibition on real-money gambling apps, but only in the UK, Ireland and France. Helena Lersch, Google’s head for Public Policy and Government Relations for Asia–Pacific markets, was quoted on a Vietnam government website saying the company would remove gambling apps if they are flagged by local authorities.

Source: CalvinAyre

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Niji Narayan

Niji Narayan has been in the writing industry for well over a decade or so. He prides himself as one of the few survivors left in the world who have actually mastered the impossible art of copy editing. Niji graduated in Physics and obtained his Master’s degree in Communication and Journalism. He has always interested in sports writing and travel writing. He has written for numerous websites and his in-depth analytical articles top sports magazines like Cricket Today and Sports Today. He reports gaming industry headlines from all around the globe.