The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) has taken action in collaboration with other intermediaries to prohibit 18 OTT platforms, 19 websites, 10 applications (7 on Google Play and 3 on Apple App Store), and 57 Social Media accounts for disseminating obscene, vulgar, and pornographic content.
Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Singh Thakur has consistently highlighted the platforms’ responsibilities to not spread profanity, vulgarity, and abuse in the name of ‘creative expression’.
The Information Technology Act, 2000’s provisions were recently decided upon after collaboration with many Indian government ministries and departments, as well as subject matter specialists with expertise in women’s rights, media and entertainment, and child rights.
Dreams films, Voovi, Yessma, Uncut Adda, Tri Flicks, X Prime, Neon X VIP, Besharams, Hunters, Rabbit, Xtramood, Nuefliks, MoodX, Hot Shots VIP, Fugi, Chikooflix, and Prime Play are the eighteen OTT platforms that have been blacklisted.
The content was determined to be prima facie in violation of Section 67 and 67A of the IT Act, Section 292 of the IPC, and Section 4 of the Indecent Representation of Women(Prohibition) Act, 1986.
