Netflix & Amazon face censorship threat in India as court cases grow
A senior government source told India is considering
potential censorship on streaming platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime
Video.
The country's laws do not allow censorship of content on the
online streaming platforms. Indian Film and TV certification sectors already
modest public content in India. Netflix and Amazon prime are also creating more
and more original local content to attract viewers in India.
The government official said several court cases and
complaints filed to the police in recent months, claiming that some content was
obscene or insulted religious sentiment.
Netflix's first Indian original series, Sacred Games,
outstayed a court challenge last year over "offensive scenes" and
disparaging remarks about a former Indian prime minister, but the case was
later fired. There was also a police complaint filed last month by a politician
who blamed some Netflix shows for "insulting Hindus".
Smoking scenes in Bollywood movies on Amazon and Netflix in
India, for example, do not carry the mandatory anti-tobacco textual warnings.
The government source said it is possible the government
will decide against any regulation, several other possibilities are being
explored.
Netflix last year said India could bring its next 100
million subscribers. Netflix recently launched a monthly mobile-only plan in
India for Rs 199 ($2.80).
The company said on Thursday that it was "very
happy" with the way, its mobile plan was performing in India and it may
enlarge it into other markets.
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