The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB) has blocked 18 over-the-top (OTT) platforms for hosting obscene, vulgar, and pornographic content, I&B minister Anurag Singh Thakur informed.
The ministry has also disabled 19 websites, 10 apps (7 on Google Play Store, 3 on Apple App Store), and 57 social media accounts associated with these platforms for public access in India.
According to the MIB, the decision to block these platforms has been taken under the provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000 in consultation with other Ministries/Departments of the Government of India, and domain experts from media and entertainment, women's rights, and child rights.
The 18 OTT platforms include Dreams Films, Voovi, Yessma, Uncut Adda, Tri Flicks, X Prime, Neon X VIP, Besharams, Hunters, Rabbit, Xtramood, Nuefliks, MoodX, Mojflix, Hot Shots VIP, Fugi, Chikooflix, and Prime Play.
The ministry said that the content hosted by these websites was prima facie in violation of Sections 67 and 67A of the IT Act, Section 292 of the IPC, and Section 4 of the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986.It also stated that one of the OTT apps had over 10 million downloads, while two others had over 5 million downloads on the Google Play Store. The social media accounts of these platforms had over 3.2 million followers.
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