Law Minister Calls For Accountability From Netflix & Co Under Strict IT Rules
India, March 26 -- India's law and IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, on Thursday, defended the new rules for digital media intermediaries, which are widely being seen as a move to further government censorship of news and OTT content.
Prasad said while India will continue to remain "tolerant" of online content, video streaming services need to be responsible and accountable for their shows and movies.
Last month, India notified the Information Technology (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, which mandate a three-tier oversight process for publishers of news and online curated content i.e. OTT platforms.
Video streaming or OTT platforms such as Netflix and Hotstar would have to classify their content...
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