Updated On: 14 March, 2024 04:32 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS
The Ministry took action in coordination with various intermediaries, to block 18 OTT platforms. Nineteen websites, 10 apps, and 57 social media accounts associated with these platforms have also been disabled

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The government on Thursday confirmed that it has blocked 18 over-the-top (OTT) platforms for obscene and vulgar content and, in some instances, pornographic content, after multiple warnings by Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Anurag Thakur.
One of the OTT apps amassed more than 1 crore downloads, while two others had over 50 lakh downloads on Google Play Store.