2024/08/12

Indian YouTuber Calls Out Proposed Online Content Regulation

● 12/08/2024
“After the 2024 election result, this was inevitable. This bill does not aim to moderate content. It is not about the content. Let us not be fooled; this is about killing the content creators.”
– Political satirist and YouTuber Akash Banerjee, explaining how the proposed Indian Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill will shut down creators that do not toe the (right-wing) Bharatiya Janata Party line. If passed, it will force online content creators to register with the government and have draft content vetted by an oversight committee—or face criminal charges.
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