Government Serious over Provocative Content Growing on OTT Platforms

New Delhi: As the Supreme Court awaits the Centre’s reply on vulgar and harmful content being streamed on over-the-top (OTT) platforms, the concerned Government officials from the Information and Broadcasting Ministry are set to meet the representatives from various OTT vendors over releasing shows such as ‘Leila’ and ‘The Patriot Act’ that depict the Hindu religion in poor light. There has been a surge lately in such anti-Hindu content on various OTT platforms that has reportedly upset organisations such as the RSS and the VHP.

Shows such as ‘Leila’, ‘Patriot Act’ (both streaming on Netflix) and ‘The Final Call’ (on Zee5) have already been flagged for their provocative content and the I&B Ministry will soon meet the OTT players to discuss the situation. The OTT platforms currently do not come under the ambit of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) content guidelines. The Supreme Court has already issued a notice to the central government on the regulation of uncertified and sexually explicit content on online streaming platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video.

“The online platforms are displaying unlicensed, unregulated, uncertified content and collecting subscription amounts from Indian consumers whereas the content telecast on the online platforms is illegal to the extent that certain movies are banned under the provisions of the Indian Cinematograph Act,” advocate H.S. Hora said on behalf of the petitioner NGO Justice for Rights Foundation. (IANS)

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