A 'Certifiable' Dampener: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting wants certification of online viewing content.

In a press release by the Press Information Bureau on August 31, 2019, the Minister of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) invited suggestions for the certification of online viewing content (yes, this means Netflix, Amazon Prime and many others). This is an issue that has been a part of self-censorship code discussions and even court litigations which have been dismissed owing to the positive stance taken by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on the matter.


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://internetfreedom.in/a-certifiable-dampener/