Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said that 18 OTT platforms

have been taken down for their obscene and vulgar content after multiple warnings
were issued to them. Additionally, 19 websites, 10 apps (7 on Google Play Store, 3 on
Apple App Store), 57 social media handles of OTT platforms have also been blocked
nationwide. The ministry informed that one of the OTT apps had more than a crore
downloads while two others had over 50 lakh downloads on Google Play Store.
Social media accounts of these OTT platforms had a cumulative followership of over 32
lakh users, the ministry informed, but their content was found in violation of IT Act,
Indian Penal Code, and Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act.
"These OTT platforms extensively utilised social media to disseminate trailers, specific
scenes, and external links aimed at attracting audiences to their websites and apps,"
the ministry said in an official statement. In the statement, the ministry said, “A
significant portion of the content hosted on these platforms was found to be obscene,
vulgar, and portrayed women in a demeaning manner. It depicted nudity and sexual acts
in various inappropriate contexts, such as relationships between teachers and students,
incestuous family relationships, etc. The content included sexual innuendos and, in
some instances, prolonged segments of pornographic and sexually explicit scenes
devoid of any thematic or societal relevance."
The banned platforms are: Dreams Films, Voovi, Yessma, Uncut Adda, Tri Flicks, X
Prime, Neon X VIP, Besharams, Hunters, Rabbit, Xtramood, Nuefliks, MoodX, Mojflix,
Hot Shots VIP, Fugi, Chikooflix, Prime Play.
Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said that 18 OTT platforms
have been taken down for their obscene and vulgar content after multiple warnings
were issued to them. Additionally, 19 websites, 10 apps (7 on Google Play Store, 3 on
Apple App Store), 57 social media handles of OTT platforms have also been blocked
nationwide. The ministry informed that one of the OTT apps had more than a crore
downloads while two others had over 50 lakh downloads on Google Play Store.
Social media accounts of these OTT platforms had a cumulative followership of over 32
lakh users, the ministry informed, but their content was found in violation of IT Act,
Indian Penal Code, and Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act.
"These OTT platforms extensively utilised social media to disseminate trailers, specific
scenes, and external links aimed at attracting audiences to their websites and apps,"
the ministry said in an official statement. In the statement, the ministry said, “A
significant portion of the content hosted on these platforms was found to be obscene,
vulgar, and portrayed women in a demeaning manner. It depicted nudity and sexual acts
in various inappropriate contexts, such as relationships between teachers and students,
incestuous family relationships, etc. The content included sexual innuendos and, in
some instances, prolonged segments of pornographic and sexually explicit scenes
devoid of any thematic or societal relevance."
The banned platforms are: Dreams Films, Voovi, Yessma, Uncut Adda, Tri Flicks, X
Prime, Neon X VIP, Besharams, Hunters, Rabbit, Xtramood, Nuefliks, MoodX, Mojflix,
Hot Shots VIP, Fugi, Chikooflix, Prime Play.