Censorship

According to YouTube, Bolta Hindustan was removed for circumventing their terms of service. A different channel started by Rehmani, named Bolta UP, had previously been removed by YouTube for violating their “spam, deceptive practices and scams policies.” Bolta Hindustan was alleged to be circumventing the termination of Bolta UP.

When Medianama asked him about this, Rehmani rubbished any claim that Bolta Hindustan was started to circumvent the restriction placed on Bolta UP. He stated that Bolta Hindustan was started in 2015, years before Bolta UP which was started in 2018 or 2019 alongside Bolta Bihar, another regional channel. They had simply created these channels but were not actively using them until 2023.

When asked about the removal of Bolta UP, which was removed in January this year, he said that he believed the channel was taken down due to incorrect settings on several live videos, especially those marked as unsuitable for children.  According to Rehmani, YouTube requires channels to classify their content under specific categories.