- NEW DELHI — The
government on Thursday advised OTT platforms to discontinue streaming of
Pakistan-origin content, including web-series, films and podcasts, with
immediate effect.
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- 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.
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- "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," the
advisory issued by the ministry said.
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