cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/9361843
Vietnam ban access to Steam
https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/0/4362376335340911703/?ctp=2
https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/0/4362376335340911703/?ctp=2
cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/9361843
8 Comments
LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 22 pts · 2y
What's been happening in Vietnam? First there was that thing with movies now this? They seemed to be on the up and up a few years ago.
harald_im_netz@feddit.de · 29 pts · 2y
Steam is not paying taxes in Vietnam, and they have no official employee in Vietnam, that serves as a contact person. The latter is required by law. E.g. Shops need to have a shield on their front, giving contact information, and communicate clearly who's behind this shop (private person or company).
harald_im_netz@feddit.de · 32 pts · 2y
btw thay's the same reason why Steam Germany has exactly ONE employee.
bitfucker@programming.dev · 3 pts · 2y
LMAO, must be fun when people asked that you are the sole employee at valve/steam
harald_im_netz@feddit.de · 2 pts · 2y
In Germany. As far as I know the guy has a great time :-)
LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 2y
I believe you, do you have a good source on this?
harald_im_netz@feddit.de · 3 pts · 2y
No, read that on r/steam from a vietnamese user, and it's my first-hand experience regarding Germany. Still, might be wrong. But people tend to jump on South-east Asian (SEA)-countries, smelling suppression, and malintent, when often it's common law, even in western countries, but newly enforced in SEA countries
besbin@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 2y
Doesn't seems to be an official ban. My friends in Vietnam are still able to access Steam just an hour ago. This is most likely a situation like those manga websites black listed by Comcast or AT&T DNS.