Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Anurag Thakur on Sunday said that the government is serious about complaints of increasing obscene content on the OTT platforms adding that abuse and rudeness in the name of creativity cannot be tolerated.
"Abuse & rudeness in the name of creativity cannot be tolerated. Govt serious about complaints on increasing obscene content on OTT. If there is a need to make any changes in rules regarding this, I&B Ministry will not back down in that direction," Anurag Thakur said.
"Strict action will be taken to stop obscenity and abuse," I&B Minister Anurag Thakur added.
"Creativity should not be reined in, it should have autonomy. But it should not be too much that anything can be shown. We have kept adequate provisions and till date they are working fine," Thakur had said on January 15 while participating in the 75th anniversary celebrations of 'Panchajanya' weekly, the RSS mouthpiece.
On Sunday, Thakur said there was a three-stage mechanism to deal with content on OTT platforms.
"As per the current procedure, producers have to address complaints about the content first and then they go to their association. When a complaint reaches the government (I&B department), strict action is taken as per rules," he said.
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