50 OTT Platforms Disabled in Last Two Years for Displaying Obscene Content and Violations of IT Act and Other Applicable Laws
The Indian government has disabled 50 Over-The-Top (OTT) platforms in the last two years for displaying obscene content and violating various laws, including the IT Act, 2000, the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media, Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, Section 294 of the BNS, and the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986. This action is based on complaints and provisions under Part-III of the IT Rules, 2021, and Section 79(3)(b) of the IT Act, 2000. The information was provided by the Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting in the Lok Sabha.
The Indian government has disabled 50 Over-The-Top (OTT) platforms in the last two years for displaying obscene content and violating various laws, including the IT Act, 2000, the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media, Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, Section 294 of the BNS, and the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986. This action is based on complaints and provisions under Part-III of the IT Rules, 2021, and Section 79(3)(b) of the IT Act, 2000. The information was provided by the Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting in the Lok Sabha.
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GS-II: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.
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This topic appears in Mains
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