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OTT players adopt self-regulatory toolkit
Why is it in news?
- The Over The Top (OTT) platforms including Netflix,Amazon Prime, have adopted a ‘toolkit’ for effective implementation of the self-regulation code introduced last year.
Details:
- The government had brought OTT platforms or video streaming service providers like Netflix, Amazon Prime and others under the ambit of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
- Previuosly, there was no law or autonomous body governing digital content.
- The government wanted the platforms to come up with a self-regulatory body on the lines of the News Broadcasting Standards Authority.
- The code adopted by the OTTs in January last prohibited five types of content.
(1) Content which deliberately and maliciously disrespects the national emblem or national flag;
(2) Any visuals or story lines that promotes child pornography;
(3) Any content that “maliciously” intends to outrage religious sentiments;
(4) Content that “deliberately and maliciously” promotes or encourages terrorism;
(5) Any content that has been banned for exhibition or distribution by law or by a court.