Who would not have heard of OTT platforms, especially during
this Lock down period. These were the lifeline, when the people
were at home. Needless to say that, now the Centre, Supreme Court,
and the advocates would seems really more exciting in filing
petitions, sending notices, and demanding for the statutory
provisions for the regulation of the content being broadcasted over
these OTT platforms, such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, among
many others.
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The issue which is lying before hand is that the OTT platform
that has been shifted, through a notification, under the gambit of
Information and Broadcasting Ministry, falls outside the scope of
the regulatory framework of the Central Board of Film
Certification. In simpler terms, it means that the shows released
on these platforms don't require to get certified by the Indian
government.
