India blocks dissenting Pakistani content

The Indian government imposed a ban on Pakistani-based Vidly TV`s OTT platform, apps and social media accounts in the country, which had been streaming historical events, the plight of minorities under growing Hindutva menace and gaining popularity among the Indian population.

The Indian government blocked a Pakistan-based OTT platform named 'Vidly TV' for broadcasting a web series on the pretext of its contents being against India's national security and integrity.

The Indian ministry of information and broadcasting also banned the website, two mobile apps and four social media accounts of Vidly TV by issuing order using its emergency powers under IT Rules 2021, the leading Indian media outlets reported.

The OTT channel`s web series showed events like Babri Mosque demolition in Ayodhya, Operation Blue Star, Malegaon blast and Samjhauta Express blast among others.