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Anurag Thakur Warns To Block YouTube Channels, Sites ‘Conspiring Against India’
Any website or YouTube channel that is found to “conspire against India” will be blocked, said Union Minister Anurag Thakur. On January 19,Thakur warned strict action against those "hatching conspiracy” and spreading hatred towards the country. Previously, the I&B Ministry had ordered the blocking of 20 YouTube channels and two websites… read-more
Tags: India, Information and Broadcasting Ministry, Anurag Thakur, Ban, press conference
Courtesy: The Indian Express
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Guidelines For OTT Platforms To Release Soon, Says Union Minister
Union Broadcasting minister Prakash Javadekar on January 31 announced that the government will soon release the guidelines for OTT platforms. Reportedly the move came after several complaints were received against serials including the recent release of web series Tandav on Amazon Prime. The need of guidelines arises because the OTT platforms and digital newspapers do not come under purview of the Press Council Act, Cable Television Networks… read-more
Tags: Information and Broadcasting Ministry, Prakash Javadekar, OTT, Censor Board
Courtesy: Times Now
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Centre Passes Order To Regulate Online News Portals, OTT Platforms
After a petition was filed in the Supreme Court for the regulation of OTT platforms, the government has bring online news portals and content providers under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. With this, the online content providers like Netflix, Hotstar, and others will be governed and regulated once the order is passed. Currently, apart from the online content, every section including print-media, electronic-media, advertisement… read-more
Tags: Information and Broadcasting Ministry, Central Government, Netflix, Online
Courtesy: NDTV News
