India to regulate Netflix and Amazon streaming content
by Hannah Ellis-Petersen, South Asia correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#5A896)
Government will also oversee news appearing on Facebook and Twitter
India's government has ordered that all online news, social media and video streaming platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime are to be subject to state regulation, raising fears of increased censorship of digital media.
The ministry of information and broadcasting, which regulates and censors print newspapers, television, films and theatre, will also have jurisdiction, under the new order, over digital news and entertainment platforms in India.
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