Digital Content
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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
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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
Trending
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I was on the WHO team that went to Wuhan to study the origins of coronavirus. Here’s what we found
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Ramachandra Guha: Despite denouncing the Mughal and British empires, Modi is imitating their hubris
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Can god be disproved using the laws of physics? An expert explains how it depends on perspective
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Tightening the ban on a cow medicine can save India’s vultures
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Covid-19: Little evidence for surface transmission – so you can stop disinfecting every object
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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
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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
Video
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Watch: Spike the sniffer dog receives a grand farewell from Nashik Police
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Watch: Woman who survived cancer as a child will go into space, without trained astronauts on board
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Watch: Michelin star chef Peter Fruehsammer cooks for hospitals in Germany
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Watch: Mya the dog learns to sing the ‘Star Wars’ theme
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Watch: Tornado-shaped swarm of mosquitoes spotted in Argentina
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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
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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
The Reel
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‘The Girl on the Train’ review: An alcoholic is accused of a murder she can’t remember
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‘Mumbai Saga’ trailer: It’s John Abraham’s gangster versus Emraan Hashmi’s cop
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‘1962: The War in the Hills’ review: Guts and glory as China loses this time