Movies ‘Free’ Government’s big attack on piracy, notice given to Telegram, report sought in 15 days

Government Issues Notice To Telegram Over Piracy Ott Content: It is going to be a big problem for those doing piracy of films and web series on the popular messaging app Telegram and this platform. Taking a tough stand in this matter, the Government of India has served a show cause notice to the messaging app.

Intensifying its campaign against piracy, the Central Government has asked Telegram to immediately stop the spread of illegal content on its platform.

Action report will have to be given within 15 days

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has directed Telegram to take immediate action against pirated films and OTT content. The government has not only asked the piracy to stop, but has also asked the company to submit an ‘Action Taken Report’ within 15 days. Have also asked.

According to sources, the government wants to ensure what concrete steps the company has taken against channels and groups spreading illegal content.

Why is this order important?

This order of the Central Government is in response to the country’s growing ‘creator economy’. It is considered very important to save. Due to piracy, the film industry, broadcasters, OTT platforms, producers and distributors have to suffer losses worth crores of rupees every year.

Telegram has long been accused of illegally sharing movies, songs and premium web series, thereby violating the rights of filmmakers and digital content creators.

Telegram under investigation

It is worth noting that this is not the first time that Telegram has come on the radar of the Indian government. Earlier, the Ministry of Information Technology had banned Telegram’s ‘username feature’ Questions were also raised regarding.

The government is concerned that this feature is being used for fraud, identity theft and dissemination of sensitive information. The ministry has asked the company what technology it is adopting to prevent fraud on its platform.

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Telegram’s increasing problems

Telegram’s troubles have increased significantly in the last few months. The government had also imposed a one-week ban on the medical entrance exam NEET in June due to its failure to stop the spread of paper leaks and related fraudulent activities. Although this ban was lifted, the company is still under strict surveillance in terms of security and transparency.