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Centre Warns Online Platforms Against Hosting Illegal Content, Urges Action
- Tuesday December 30, 2025
- India News | NDTV
In an advisory issued on December 29, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has asked these platforms to immediately review their internal compliance frameworks and ensure strict action against illegal and obscene content.
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www.ndtv.com
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MeitY Issues Compliance Reminder to Online Platforms Over Obscene Content
- Tuesday December 30, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Ketan Pratap
MeitY issued a statutory advisory reminding all intermediaries of the mandatory due diligence under the IT Act, 2000, and the IT Rules, 2021, amendment. The ministry reiterated a strict 24-hour takedown requirement for content depicting identifiable individuals in sexual acts or impersonations, including digitally altered or AI-generated material. ...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Web Content Watchdog Soon? Top Court Says 'Somebody Has To Be Accountable'
- Thursday November 27, 2025
- India News | Reported by Nupur Dogra, Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose
Somebody has to be accountable for content uploaded on social media, the Supreme Court said today, as it brainstormed solutions to the issues that emerged during India's Got Latent case that brought several YouTubers under the spotlight
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www.ndtv.com
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Government Bans AltBalaji, Ullu and Other Apps and Websites for Showing Obscene Content
- Friday July 25, 2025
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Government has issued a crackdown against 25 apps and websites which published obscene content, according to a report. Action has been taken under the provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000, against apps and video streaming platforms such as AltBalaji, Big Shots, and Ullu for allegedly displaying "indecent" representation of women.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Growing Demand For Stricter Online Content Rules: Broadcast Ministry To House Panel
- Saturday February 22, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Information and Broadcasting Ministry is examining the existing statutory provisions and the need for a new legal framework to regulate "harmful" content amid complaints of "obscenity and violence" being shown on digital platforms.
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www.ndtv.com
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Worried About Obscenity, Centre Asks Streamers For Content Checks: Report
- Friday July 14, 2023
- India News | Reuters
The streaming companies objected and no decision was reached, according to government minutes of the talks and an industry source who attended.
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www.ndtv.com
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Amazon Prime Video, Netflix Sued Over Obscene Content in India
- Wednesday November 14, 2018
- Indo-Asian News Service
Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the Centre's response on a plea for removal of vulgar and sexually explicit content from online platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and others.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Netflix, Amazon Prime Sued For Obscene Content
- Wednesday November 14, 2018
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the Centre's response on a plea for removal of vulgar and sexually explicit content from online platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and others.
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www.ndtv.com
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Google, Facebook fight case over obscene material online
- Wednesday January 11, 2012
- India News | NDTV Correspondent
Facebook and Google have told the Delhi High Court today that it's not possible to control content and that they can remove objectionable content only if they're alerted to it.
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www.ndtv.com
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Centre Warns Online Platforms Against Hosting Illegal Content, Urges Action
- Tuesday December 30, 2025
- India News | NDTV
In an advisory issued on December 29, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has asked these platforms to immediately review their internal compliance frameworks and ensure strict action against illegal and obscene content.
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www.ndtv.com
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MeitY Issues Compliance Reminder to Online Platforms Over Obscene Content
- Tuesday December 30, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Ketan Pratap
MeitY issued a statutory advisory reminding all intermediaries of the mandatory due diligence under the IT Act, 2000, and the IT Rules, 2021, amendment. The ministry reiterated a strict 24-hour takedown requirement for content depicting identifiable individuals in sexual acts or impersonations, including digitally altered or AI-generated material. ...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Web Content Watchdog Soon? Top Court Says 'Somebody Has To Be Accountable'
- Thursday November 27, 2025
- India News | Reported by Nupur Dogra, Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose
Somebody has to be accountable for content uploaded on social media, the Supreme Court said today, as it brainstormed solutions to the issues that emerged during India's Got Latent case that brought several YouTubers under the spotlight
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www.ndtv.com
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Government Bans AltBalaji, Ullu and Other Apps and Websites for Showing Obscene Content
- Friday July 25, 2025
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Government has issued a crackdown against 25 apps and websites which published obscene content, according to a report. Action has been taken under the provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000, against apps and video streaming platforms such as AltBalaji, Big Shots, and Ullu for allegedly displaying "indecent" representation of women.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Growing Demand For Stricter Online Content Rules: Broadcast Ministry To House Panel
- Saturday February 22, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Information and Broadcasting Ministry is examining the existing statutory provisions and the need for a new legal framework to regulate "harmful" content amid complaints of "obscenity and violence" being shown on digital platforms.
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www.ndtv.com
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Worried About Obscenity, Centre Asks Streamers For Content Checks: Report
- Friday July 14, 2023
- India News | Reuters
The streaming companies objected and no decision was reached, according to government minutes of the talks and an industry source who attended.
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www.ndtv.com
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Amazon Prime Video, Netflix Sued Over Obscene Content in India
- Wednesday November 14, 2018
- Indo-Asian News Service
Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the Centre's response on a plea for removal of vulgar and sexually explicit content from online platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and others.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Netflix, Amazon Prime Sued For Obscene Content
- Wednesday November 14, 2018
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the Centre's response on a plea for removal of vulgar and sexually explicit content from online platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and others.
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www.ndtv.com
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Google, Facebook fight case over obscene material online
- Wednesday January 11, 2012
- India News | NDTV Correspondent
Facebook and Google have told the Delhi High Court today that it's not possible to control content and that they can remove objectionable content only if they're alerted to it.
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www.ndtv.com