India, July 25 -- The government stressed how OTT platforms, 25 of which have now been blocked over "obscene" and "pornographic" content, ignored or circumvented warnings issued months ago.

It cited the removal of over 100 web series from the platform Ullu.

"While the platform removes or edits the web series for a temporary period, it either re-uploads or publishes the unedited version after a certain period, thereby attempting to circumvent the warnings," said sources in the union ministry for information and broadcasting.

Among earlier interventions was the takedown of the series 'House Arrest' by Ullu in May this year.

Before this, in February, an advisory was issued to OTT platform "to adhere to Code of Ethics prescribed under IT ...