OTT censorship

From Tandav, Mirzapur to A Suitable Boy- OTT content which courted controversies!

Amazon Prime’s web series ‘Mirzapur’ came under fire for allegedly hurting religious sentiments, insulting Hindu Gods and portraying Uttar Pradesh in a bad light. An FIR was also filed against the show by a journalist who claimed that the series hurt his religious sentiments and portrayed the district poorly.

Feb 25, 2021, 17:34 PM IST

Contemplating some action on regulation of OTT platforms: Centre tells Supreme Court

At present, however, there is no law or autonomous body governing the digital content to monitor and manage these digital contents and it is made available to the public at large without any filter or screening, the plea filed by advocates Shashank Shekhar Jha and Apurva Arhatia said.

Feb 16, 2021, 20:54 PM IST

Amid OTT censorship debate, director Arati Kadav speaks against the motion

"I think at least the content that we watch on OTT platform should be free from censorship. At least this should be a space where storytellers can find their original voice fearlessly. Anyway, there is so much analysis that happens with every content and there is a consciousness of analysing everything, on what is outrageous, what is not," Arati said. 

Jan 28, 2021, 23:52 PM IST

I think there should be censorship on digital platforms as well: TV actress Dalljiet Kaur

She feels people creating content for digital platforms need to be disciplined and they should not show just about anything to the audience in the name of creativity.

Nov 29, 2020, 09:46 AM IST