The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (I&B) released a statement announcing the ban of 18 OTT platforms, 19 websites, and 57 social media apps for producing vulgar and obscene content.
The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (I&B) has recently taken down 18 OTT platforms consisting of vulgar and inappropriate content. Minister of Information and Broadcasting of India, Anurag Thakur informed the public about taking this action after giving multiple warnings. 19 websites, 7 apps from the Google Play store, 3 apps from the Apple App Store, and 57 social media accounts of the OTT platforms have also been blocked and are not available for public access in India.
All these platforms were extremely popular amongst the audience with a total of 3.2 million followers on social media. According to the ministry, one of the OTT platforms had more than 10 million downloads on the Google Play store and some of them had more than 5 million downloads.
Union Minister Anurag Thakur talked about the responsibility these platforms hold to produce appropriate content and not put out vulgarity and abuse in the name of 'creative expression'. He said, "These OTT platforms extensively utilised social media to disseminate trailers, specific scenes, and external links aimed at attracting audiences to their websites and apps."
The ministry released a statement on March 12, revealing the names of the platforms and websites being blocked nationwide. It also mentioned the IT Act, Section 292 of the IPC, and Section 4 of the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986, under which the action was taken against the platforms.
The platforms banned by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (I&B) are; MoodX, Hot Shots VIP, Dreams Films, Voovi, Yessma, X Prime, Uncut Adda, Tri Flicks, Neon X VIP, Hunters, Besharams, Xtramood, Rabbit, Nuefliks, Mojflix, Chikoofix, Fugi, and Prime Play.
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