Government concerned about vulgarity on OTT platforms, says Anurag Thakur
1 min read . Updated: 19 Mar 2023, 08:42 PM IST
Premium- The government is serious about the complaints of increasing abusive and obscene content on OTT platforms. If there is a need to make any changes in the rules regarding this, the ministry is willing to consider that
NEW DELHI : Union minister of information and broadcasting Anurag Thakur said the government was concerned about increasing obscenity and abusive language found in content on over-the-top streaming platforms.
“Abusive language in the name of creativity will not be tolerated. The government is serious about the complaints of increasing abusive and obscene content on OTT platforms. If there is a need to make any changes in the rules regarding this, the ministry is willing to consider that. These platforms were given freedom for creativity, not obscenity. And when someone crosses a limit, then abusing, rudeness in the name of creativity cannot be accepted at all. Whatever necessary action needs to be taken on this, the government will not back down from doing so," Thakur said at a press conference in Nagpur.
In the past, the government has cracked down on web originals like Mirzapur and Tandav, both on Amazon Prime Video. Regular of web content was brought under the ambit of the I&B ministry and self-regulation bodies have been set up for the same.
“The process so far is that the producer has to resolve the received complaints at the first level. 90 to 92 % of the complaints are resolved by them by making necessary changes. The next level of complaint resolution is at the level of their association, where most of the complaints are resolved. At the last level it comes to the level of the government, where action is taken on the departmental committee level, according to the rules are in place. But somewhere complaints have started increasing in the last few days and the department is taking it very seriously. If there is a need to make a change we are willing to consider it seriously," Thakur said.
