Digital Content
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Direct Netflix to remove objectionable scenes from ‘Bombay Begums’, child rights body tells Centre
The child rights body called for immediate action, considering the seriousness of the matter.
Scroll Staff
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Child rights body asks Netflix to stop streaming ‘Bombay Begums’
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights said the contents of the show may result in the abuse and exploitation of children.
Scroll Staff
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Centre’s move to regulate OTT platforms was to bring content under one place, says I&B ministry
The ministry’s secretary said the role of the government would not be of a regulator but of a facilitator.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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Readers’ comments: Freedom to choose religion is constitutional, but did not include ‘missionaries’
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‘Who will stage the inaugural walkout?’: Cartoonists chuckle over India’s new Parliament building
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New Parliament building seeks to legitimise Hindutva victory over India’s multicultural past
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The real issues that have been lost in the debate on who should inaugurate new Parliament building
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Watch: Director forgets scroll after winning Palme d’Or at Cannes, Jane Fonda throws it at her
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Centre issues notice seeking compliance of 26% FDI in digital news within one month
Entities would have to submit details of the company, including the names and addresses of its directors and shareholders.
Scroll Staff
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Online news platforms, streaming services such as Netflix now under I&B ministry’s regulation
The government amended the (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961, to make the changes, which come into effect immediately.
Scroll Staff
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Too much information? How to call out fake news when you see it
For starters, stop using social media websites as legitimate sources of news.
Elizabeth Stoycheff, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: Director forgets scroll after winning Palme d’Or at Cannes, Jane Fonda throws it at her
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Watch: Climate activists storm rugby field, scatter orange powder, disrupt match
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Watch: Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar plays volleyball with police personnel in Dehradun
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Watch: Excavator falls into sea with operator inside during embankment construction in Kerala
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Eco India: How can the practice of agroforestry boost food security in Meghalaya?
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A matter of fact: New study shows how Indians respond to (mis)information on WhatsApp
The study is titled ‘I Don’t Think That’s True, Bro!’
Archis Chowdhury, Boomlive.in
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Online platforms should be accountable for fake news, revenge porn: Information technology minister
The minister urged companies to not allow their platforms to be misused.
Scroll Staff
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Are we seeing Netflix wrong? The streaming giant may be less about the content and more about data
Something about Netflix’s business model doesn’t add up – unless you look at it as a massive data collection company.
Jason Mittel, The Conversation
The Reel
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‘Citadel’ review: Secrets, lies and banality
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‘City of Dreams’ season 3 review: Political drama is running out of ways to deliver the shocks
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‘Jogira Sara Ra Ra’ review: Funny in bits and bobs
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‘2018’ review: A heart-tugging Kerala story
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‘Agra’ isn’t for the faint-hearted – and director Kanu Behl won’t have it any other way
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Buoyed by ‘Inside Edge’, Amazon Prime Video to roll out other planned series
After ‘Inside Edge’, the streaming service will go ahead with its planned original series for its Indian customers.
Devarsi Ghosh
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There’s something queer about Tumblr
Tumblr might be the weird cousin of the other social media platforms, but it also makes a safe space for queer kids to hang out and understand their sexuality.
Brady Robards, The Conversation & Paul Byron, The Conversation