Provocative content growing on OTT platforms, government serious

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 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.