Censorship – The Arts

The Union government has “advised” all OTT (over-the-top) and streaming platforms to immediately remove content originating from Pakistan — including shows, films, songs and podcasts — “in the interest of national security”.

An advisory by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Thursday, a day after Operation Sindoor, referred to the “cross-border linkages” of terror attacks in India, including the Pahalgam attack.

The advisory, addressed to OTT platforms, media streaming platforms and intermediaries, said: “In the interest of national security, all OTT platforms, media streaming platforms and intermediaries operating in India are advised to discontinue the web-series, films, songs, podcasts and other streaming media content, whether made available on a subscription based model or otherwise, having its origins in Pakistan with immediate effect.”