OTT COMMITTED SELF REGULATION IN INDIA: EXCEEDING THE LIMITS OF SPEECH AND EXPRESSION IN THE NAME OF CREATIVE FREEDOM
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OTT, Media, Censorship, Regulation, Policy, Platform, censor Laws ETCAbstract
Today the Over The Top (OTT) media service is a streaming media service offered directly to viewers via internet. This platform has overtaken the task done by television through cable, satellite, etc. There are a large number of OTT platforms working in India such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hotstar, Voot, etc. Unlike the content provided by cinema or television that is regulated by CBFC, BCCC, etc., the OTT platforms have no regulatory body over them to control the content streamed, and consequently enjoy their freedom. The content provided on such platforms though in violation of various laws of the nation is still under Supreme Court's observation. Whether the platform shall be under a self-regulatory body or there shall be a proper legislation which provides for a statutory body to control and censor the content streaming on such platforms is an important question.
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