25 OTT platforms banned for displaying vulgar content
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has directed blocking of websites and apps of 25 OTT platforms for displaying obscene, vulgar and, in some cases, pornographic content.
The content on 25 websites has been blocked while the content was also blocked on 14 apps of these websites — nine of those on Google Play Store and five on the Apple App Store.
The orders were issued after the nature of content on these platforms was found to contain sexual innuendos and in some cases long portions of sexually explicit scenes involving nudity, thereby being pornographic in nature. There was hardly any storyline, theme or message in a social context. A large portion of the content was obscene and vulgar.
