Strongly object to violence and abuses in OTT sequence: Neelesh Misra
Prominent radio character Neelesh Misra on Saturday expressed robust reservations concerning the violent and abusive content material on OTT platforms. Speaking on the sidelines of the Indore Literature Festival, Misra mentioned that he strongly advocates for freedom of expression however folks should additionally realise that these rights include sure duties.
“I cannot be specific on a particular web series but I strongly object to violence and abuses hurled in them. As a viewer of OTT content, I get scared of the violent scenes. I have to stop the programme immediately the moment my five-year-old daughter comes into the room as I fear that any of the characters might use an offending word,” he advised reporters on the native press membership.
“These web series producers are doing so due to the freedom of expression in the country. I am a staunch votary of freedom of expression, which comes with a lot of responsibilities,” he added.
Misra mentioned the argument that individuals mustn’t watch a selected content material if they’ve an issue with it “does not hold water now”.
“First of all, the question arises how come an offensive programme is produced?” he requested.
Misra mentioned mechanisms ought to be advanced to report the offensive content material instantly to a selected platform and the federal government ought to take vital measures for it. He dubbed the present cinema censorship system as an “absolute failure”.
Recently, Ali Abbas Zafar’s internet sequence Tandav was in information after it was accused of depicting Hindu deities in an objectionable method and hurting spiritual sentiments. The makers have since apologised and deleted the objectionable scenes from the present.
In November final yr, the central authorities had introduced OTT platforms beneath the Information and Broadcasting ministry, giving it the powers to manage insurance policies associated to information, audiovisual content material and movies out there on on-line platforms.
