OTT Apps Banned: The OTT app was accused of showing obscene content. Indian government banned 18 apps in 2024 for showing dirty, ugly videos (OTT Banned). Big decisions of central government. The central government has taken this step to control the digital media. Which apps (OTT Apps) have been banned?
According to the new Information Technology Act of 2021, the central government has banned all these apps for showing obscene and indecent videos. Apart from this, the government has blocked several apps to protect the data of Indian citizens. The Union government has blocked 18 OTT apps under the Information Technology Act, 2021, Delhi Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L Murugan told the winter session of the Rajya Sabha. All these apps were showing obscene and pornographic content. This decision was taken under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act.
Some apps are banned
Dream Films
Bhuvi
yesma
Uncut chat
Try flicks
X Prime
Neon X VIP
beshrams
Hunters
Rabbit
Extramood
Newflicks
MoodX
mojiflix
Hot Shots VIP
fuse
Chikuflix
Prime Play
File a case against the owners of the app
Not only were these apps blocked, but the owners of the apps were booked under Section 292 of the Indian Penal Code for displaying obscene content. According to the Indecent Representation of Women Prohibition Act of 1986, they have been directed to block all these apps. Among these are many apps that have over 1 crore downloads. Two of these apps have been downloaded more than 50 lakhs from the Play Store. And these platforms created a lot of fans by showing trailers, cut scenes etc. on their websites and social media to attract viewers. They had more than 32 lakh users on their social media accounts. Of these, 12 Facebook accounts, 17 Instagram accounts and 16 X handles and 12 YouTube channels belonged to these OTT platforms.
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