India halts streaming of Pakistan-origin content on OTT platforms for national security

On Day 2 of Operation Sindoor, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has directed all OTT platforms to immediately stop streaming of Pakistan-origin content in India with immediate effect.

The advisory by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting comes in the wake of strikes by Indian armed forces on terror sites in Pakistan to avenge the terrorist attack in Pahalgam on April 22.

What I&B Ministry Letter Read:

“In the interest of national security, all OTT platforms, media streaming platforms and intermediaries operating in India are advised to discontinue the web-series, films, songs, podcasts and other streaming media content, whether made available on a subscription based model or otherwise, having its origins in Pakistan with immediate effect,” an official release of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting read.

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