An increase in abuse and obscenity on ‘OTT’ platforms will not be tolerated
There must be a ‘Censor Board’ for OTT platforms, only then can such incidents be prevented. The Government should act in this regard.
Some OTT platforms show pornography, content needs screening – Supreme Court
‘Some OTT (Over the top) platforms are broadcasting pornography. There is a need to screen the content’, Supreme Court observed during a hearing regarding the Amazon Prime web series, Tandav.
All content being aired on OTT platforms should be verified for obscenity : SC
The Supreme Court will on 4th March adjourned its hearing on the plea of Amazon Prime Video’s India head Aparna Purohit, who challenged the Allahabad High Court’s order cancelling her anticipatory bail plea.
Government announces new rules to regulate digital news, social media and OTT platforms
Government of India today eleased guidelines for regulating social media and OTT platforms in the country, regarding denigration of Hinduism, deities, national heroes etc. These were strongly demanded by patriots and devout Hindus, and ultimately the government has paid heed.
Only a law required for regulating OTT platforms instead of mere guidelines – Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India has expressed dissatisfaction with the new guidelines for OTT platforms as they do not provide any scope for action against digital platforms.
Unconditional apology by Amazon Prime!
Amazon Prime has tendered an unconditional apology over the blasphemous representation of Hindu Deities in its Tandav web series. It has also said on record that such scenes have been either deleted or edited.
New guidelines for OTT functioning soon : I&B Minister
Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Kavadekar on 1st February announced that they are ‘soon’ going to make a major announcement regarding the ‘functioning’ of OTT platforms in India.
‘Monitoring and regularising the OTT apps under consideration’ – Central government to Supreme Court
Apurva Rahatiya and Shashank Shekhar had filed a petition in the Supreme Court of India seeking a directive to the government to set up an independent board to monitor and regulate the OTT apps.
Netflix, Amazon Prime and other OTT apps to come under the scanner of Central Govt
Gazette notification issued Hindus expect that the Government, along with monitoring, should also cease the broadcasting of contents that depict Hindu Dharma, Deities and their sacred books in bad light! It should be noted that the Censor Board is responsible for the review of motion pictures; however, it is unfortunate for Hindus that the board … Read more