Govt blocks 18 OTT platforms for ‘obscene, vulgar, porn content’ says minister L Murugan

The Indian government has banned 18 OTT services or platform this year (2024), for publishing content that was obscene, vulgar and pornographic, according to Information and Broadcasting Minister L Murugan.

Speaking during question hour in the Lak Sabha on December 18, Murugan told the House that the Information Technology (IT) Rules of 2021 “cast specific due diligence obligations on intermediaries to make reasonable efforts by themselves against displaying or spreading obscene or pornographic content”, as per a PTI report. The question was asked by Shiv Sena-UBT member Anil Desai.