The Discretion of OTT Platform- Impact on youth in the light of censorship

Abstract

With its huge population India is one of the lucrative markets for the entertainment industry globally. Indian consumer market not only helps these entertainment platforms to generate huge amount of revenue but also enables them to create variety of contents for their viewers to entertain them. With new age and internet accessibility almost everywhere across the nation people are now able to watch different OTT platforms such as Netflix, Prime, Hotstar, Altbalaji, etc., online without any hassles of set top box or cable connectivity. In the present paper we will try to examine different censorship laws with its necessity to be imposed on the OTT platforms. We will also study the effects of the content broadcasted through these OTT platforms and online mediums on tender minds and health of the children and what changes can be brought in the society by implementation of an unbiased statutory body and how bringing OTT platforms under censorship board is not about dispossessing the creators of their right to express but it is to save the future generations from consuming something that is not meant for their consumption at all. To reach up to the intended conclusion the researchers have adopted secondary research method and referred various news articles, books, published research papers and websites.