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Self-censorship has finally arrived in our entertainment industry. Ekta Kapoor whose serials have repeatedly been in the vortex of virulent protests for their prurient content has decided to clamp down her creative freedom
In the new series
His Storyy on a marriage going kaput after the husband is discovered to be in a relationship with a man, many of the intimate scenes between the two male actors have been left out on the editing table. A source reveals, “They had shot a lot more intimate scenes between Satyadeep Mishra and Mrinal Dutt. But finally decided to retain just a couple of kissing shots, and that too very discreetly done.”
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Posts inimical to sovereignty, integrity, national security, public order or sexually explicit, social media sites have to disclose who started it. Every social media platforms are welcome in India but there shouldn t be double standards: Ravi Shankar Prasad (Image Source: ANI)
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Updated: Feb 25, 2021, 04:37 PM IST
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeITY) on Thursday, announced the draft Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, for social media platforms, OTT players and digital media.
The government s new rules to regulate digital content requires social media giants to disclose first originator of a post that is found objectionable or offensive.
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Content on OTT platforms has recently fuelled controversy, leading to public outcry and the booking of makers of some programmes.
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Feb 25, 2021, 03:54 PM IST
The new guidelines issued by the government of India on Thursday mandated a grievance redressal system for over the top (OTT) and digital portals in the country.
Briefing the media about the development, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that though the government welcomes criticism and the right to dissent, but it is very important for the users of social media to have a forum to raise their grievance against the misuse of social media.