Over 800 over the top platforms, which include video streaming services such as Netflix and Hotstar, and digital news media outfits, have shared details under the new intermediary and digital media ethics rules, according to an official from the ministry of information and broadcasting. “Most of the top OTT players have done it, Netflix, Amazon, Jio,” said an official familiar with the matter. The rules, which were notified in February, have been challenged in the court by several digital news media outfits, including LiveLaw and TheWire. In a separate notification dated June 10, the ministry said that digital arms of traditional media houses would not be exempt from furnishing the details under the new rules. “The rationale for including digital news portals/websites of traditional media houses under the ambit of the digital media rules 2021 is well reasoned,” the ministry has said in its communication.

Source: Hindustan Times June 12, 2021 18:45 UTC