Government blocks 18 OTT platforms
The central government has blocked 18 OTT platforms in the country. All these OTT platforms have been accused of publishing obscene content. Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L Murugan gave this information in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Murugan said action has been taken against these 18 OTT platforms under the IT Rules 2021.
He said the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting had taken action in coordination with various intermediaries and blocked 18 OTT platforms on March 14, 2024 for publishing obscene, indecent and in some cases obscene content under these regulations .
Replying to a question from Shiv Sena Uddhav faction member Anil Desai, Murugan said action has been taken against the 18 OTT platforms under the IT Rules 2021. The rules also provide a code of conduct for digital media news and current affairs publishers as well as online curated content (OTT platforms) publishers.
Responding to another question, Murugan said that as per the Code of Conduct for Digital News Publishers, such publishers are required to comply with the Press Council of India, Cable TV (Network Regulation Act, 1995) and the Code of Conduct for Journalism) must be followed Program code below.
