Govt advises OTT platforms to stop streaming Pakistan-origin content
New Delhi, May 09, 2025.Amid rising tensions with Pakistan, the government on Thursday advised OTT platforms and social media intermediaries operating in India to discontinue streaming of Pakistan-origin content, including web-series, films and podcasts with immediate effect.The advisory by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting comes in the wake of strikes by Indian armed forces on terror sites in Pakistan to avenge the terrorist attack in Pahalgam on April 22."In the interest of national security, all OTT platforms, media streaming platforms and intermediaries operating in India are advised to discontinue the web-series, films, songs, podcasts and other streaming media content, whether made available on a subscription based model or otherwise, having its origins in Paki...
