Govt cracks down on 18 streaming platforms for ‘obscene content’: List out

The Centre on Thursday launched a major crackdown on as many as 18 ‘over-the-top’ (OTT) streaming platforms, banning them for publishing “obscene, vulgar, and, in some instances, pornographic content.”

In an official press release, the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (I&B) said that 19 websites, 10 apps, and 57 social media accounts associated with these platforms have been disabled for public access in India. Of the 10 banned applications, seven were available on the Google Play Store and three on the Apple App Store.