Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill

[Sushubh]

MIB seeks to regulate user-generated content on social media

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting proposes to regulate social media news platforms and content creators under new bill.

www.thehindubusinessline.com

Going after YouTubers like Ravish and the two influencers.

 

[Navjot Singh]

Confusion persists over digital news content in proposed broadcasting bill

Govt's latest talks with industry on new broadcasting regulation unclear on social media news content obligations.

www.hindustantimes.com

The details of the Broadcasting Bill will only be shared with companies and only their comments are being considered. It won't show it to the public. Great going.

 

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[Sushubh]

A licence raj for digital content creators

The Broadcasting Bill, 2024 is a digital authoritarianism project, creating a public-private labyrinth to enforce censorship

www.thehindu.com

 

[Navjot Singh]

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[Navjot Singh]

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[Sushubh]

How India’s Broadcast Bill will muzzle content creators

A draft of the updated provisions significantly expands the regulatory scope of the proposed law, bringing under its purview any account that posts news online.

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[Sushubh]

Losing Monopoly on the Narrative: Modi Govt Moves to Throttle Creators, Independent Journalism

These creators are independent individuals on social media who cannot be licensed or regulated in the way that news channels can. That is why the government is moving to gain control over them.

m.thewire.in

 

[Sushubh]

Centre likely to withdraw and revise draft Broadcasting Services Bill: sources

The draft bill had said that within a period of one month from the notification of the proposed legislation, OTT broadcasting service operators and digital news broadcasters would have to provide an intimation to the Union government about their operations.

m.economictimes.com

 

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New rules soon to ‘beep out’ OTT profanity - Times of India

The government is preparing new guidelines for OTT platforms, mandating the beeping of profanity and blurring explicit scenes. The guidelines will suggest alternative portrayals of intimate scenes and profanity. Extensive consultations are underway, and producers may need to submit compliance...

timesofindia.indiatimes.com