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Vanita Kohli-Khandekar
Even if it wants to censor what you read, watch, or consume, the amount of content online is so huge that it is physically impossible for any government to do it, notes Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. Richie Mehta’s
Delhi Crime is a gripping albeit disturbing seven-part series based on the investigation of the Nirbhaya rape. Recently it won India its first-ever International Emmy for the ‘best drama series’. But the celebrations have been muted.
Since streaming video has no such constraints, it offers storytellers phenomenal creative freedom, which has led to great shows such as
Delhi Crime. As the spectre of online content regulation looms, the question being asked is: ‘How long will we have the freedom to make such shows?
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KOLKATA: The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) today announced the adoption of a comprehensive Implementation Toolkit which is in furtherance to the Universal Self-Regulation Code for online curated content providers (OCCP) that was put in motion back in September 2020 but was met with disapproval from the government.
Read more about OTTs upgrade self regulation code for content with implementation toolkit on Business Standard. The signatories to the code include ZEE5, Viacom 18 (Voot), Disney+ Hotstar, Amazon Prime Video and Netflix
The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) announced the adoption of a toolkit with Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+Hotstar, etc as signatories.