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Supreme Court says new rules to regulate OTT platforms lack teeth
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Court protects Amazon Prime Video India Commercial head Aparna Purohit from arrest in ‘Tandav’ web series row
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Court protects Amazon Prime Video India Commercial head Aparna Purohit from arrest in ‘Tandav’ web series row
The Supreme Court on Friday said the government’s new rules to regulate OTT (over-the-top) platforms lacked teeth to punish violators or to screen offensive content even as it protected Amazon Prime Video India Commercial head Aparna Purohit from arrest in the ‘Tandav’ web series row.
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Tandav Controversy: Allahabad HC denies anticipatory bail to Amazon Prime head
The Allahabad High Court has refused to grant anticipatory bail to Aparna Purohit, the head of India Originals at Amazon Sellers Service Pvt Ltd, which is showing Tandav web series online. A single-judge bench of Justice Siddharth passed this order on Thursday while hearing an anticipatory bail application.
The anticipatory bail application had been filed by Aparna Purohit in the case under Sections- 153(A)(1)(b), 295-A, 505(1)(b) 505(2) IPC, Section 66 and 67 of the Information Technology Act and Section 3(1)(r) of SC/ST Act.
The allegation in the FIR lodged against the applicant and six other co-accused persons is that a web series is being shown on Amazon Prime Video, which is an online movie OTT platform, has objectionable content.
Tandav Web Series: Amazon Prime India Head, Others Record Statements At Lucknow
Following an FIR being registered against the makers of the web series for the alleged derogatory depiction of Hindu deities, they were called to the police station to record their statements Twitter Outlook Web Bureau 2021-02-23T18:05:19+05:30 Tandav Web Series: Amazon Prime India Head, Others Record Statements At Lucknow outlookindia.com 2021-02-23T21:58:10+05:30
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In relation to the FIR registered against her and the makers of the web series Tandav over the alleged derogatory depiction of Hindu deities, Amazon Prime Video s India Originals Head Aparna Purohit, visited a police station in Lucknow to record her statement.
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