Many big budget films were released on OTT during Kovid. More than theaters, viewers prefer to be entertained through OTT. Because on OTT platform every person gets content according to their mind. But abuses and indecency are increasing on OTT.
Regarding this, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur has said on Sunday that the use of obscenity and foul language in the name of creativity cannot be tolerated. The government is serious about the complaints of increasing obscene content on OTT platforms. If there is a need to make any changes in the rules in this regard, then his ministry will not back down from it. We will take strict action to stop obscenity and abuse. Rudeness cannot be accepted at all.
Anurag Thakur’s statement regarding OTT
Actually Anurag Thakur had reached Nagpur in a press conference. Where he said that ‘somewhere complaints regarding the OTT platform have started increasing in the recent past. We are taking this very seriously. Right steps will be taken at the right time. Till now the process is that at the first level the producer of the film has to remove those complaints. 90-92 percent of complaints are resolved by making the same changes. After that the complaints are resolved at the level of their association, then most of the complaints are resolved there. In further matters, when it comes to the government level, there is a departmental committee. We take action according to the rules of strict action in it.
What is OTT platform
Explain that OTT means over the top is a streaming media server. The OTT platform is free from all types of censor boards. In the last two years, there has been a lot of change in the way of entertainment of people. Its popularity is increasing day by day. You have to pay to watch content on some OTT platforms.
At the same time, there are some platforms where you get some or all the content for free. OTT platform was started in America. Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hotstar none of these platforms are from India. In the year 2008, Reliance started OTT in India. Reliance Entertainment launched Bigflix, the first OTT platform in India.
