Government will oversee online news,
Social Media and video streaming platforms
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.