New Delhi: Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Sunday warned that the government will not shy away from taking action against over-the-top platforms following complaints of obscene and abusive content.
“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 in this regard, the ministry is ready to consider them. These platforms were given the freedom of creativity, not obscenity. And when someone goes beyond a limit, then in the name of creativity, abusing and misbehavior cannot be accepted at all. Whatever necessary action needs to be taken on this, the government will not shy away 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 on Amazon Prime Video. The move is a departure from government statements emphasizing self-regulation by platforms and content creators.
“The process so far is that the producer has to address the complaints received at the first level. 90 to 92% complaints are resolved by them. The next level of resolution is at their support level, where most complaints are resolved. At the last level, it comes to governance, where action is taken according to the rules at the departmental committee level. But somewhere in the last few days complaints have started increasing and the department is taking it very seriously. If there is a need for change, we are ready to consider it.
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