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Six months of repeated warnings, multiple law breaches: Why MIB banned 25 OTT apps

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e4m accessed a 90-page dossier detailing explicit shows across Ullu and ALTT; officials say the ban followed months of ignored advisories, weak age-gating, and deliberate attempts to evade oversight

e4m Staff Sep 11, 2025 8:52 AM

Let industry regulate OTT content, not govt: Experts

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Moral policing may not help; the way forward is to have content guidelines, an empowered industry body, and investment in audience education, say experts

e4m Staff Jul 28, 2025 2:55 PM

India's bold move to clean the screen, but at what cost to freedom's dream?

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Guest Column: V.C. Barathi, a Tamil television industry expert, writes on the recent ban on 25 OTT apps and content regulation within India

V.C. Barathi Jul 28, 2025 10:01 AM

Creative freedom may be subjective—but obscenity is not: Industry backs OTT ban

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When self-regulation fails, the government has little choice but to step in with executive action, say experts

e4m Staff Jul 28, 2025 9:08 AM