OTT Censorship & Viral Controversies- GD Topic
Without taking any sides, here are some facts that you should know:
- This is not the first time a roast show has been criticized for moral policing. The AIB podcast faced similar backlash for insensitive comments on issues of feminism 10 years back. Content like this has been online for many years. Samay Raina has a reputation for making below-the-line jokes, and that is all the show is about.
- Talking about Ranveer’s indecent and vulgar comment, it was copied from a foreign creator's video which points to the fact that content like this is easily available. If we go after morally policing Indian Creators, the issue won't be resolved. Dark crass humor is readily available by foreign creators and those comedians can easily fill up their shoes and pockets.
- Canceling a particular creator will have no real effect on the actual mindset the people have. But given the reputation and young following Ranveer has made a blunder to go with the sentiments of the show. People lack basic decency, and that is the problem of the country in general and not a single creator.
- The issue with OTT censorship or censoring creative content is that it will not only block the insensitive dark humor but also the need-of-the-hour movies. For example, OMG 2, a film on teen sexual education did not get the desired certificate and ended up missing its target audience in the theaters. Additionally, most of the traditional news channels are already in line with a particular political party.
- The Indian Audience is a hypocrite too, the same people who had hooted on the wild comments made in Animal and trolled Urfi Javed and Kusha Kapila for not being the sport when they faced verbal abuse, and indecent personal comments are now writing paragraphs.
- The outroar by the general public and trolling will continue for a few days. The creators/ comedians have issued an apology and will continue to do so. They have money, PR, and connections to clean their image and undo the court case. A public backslash is acceptable but the same reaching parliament with political involvement is not. We have other crises to deal with- women’s safety in the real world, growing pollution, and a tight economy.
- Money vs. Morality: If people are willing to go indecent, it is definitely up to them. We can not control other people’s mentality. What we can do is skip the content, protect the children, and disregard every content piece that goes against the basic decency one should follow. These shows on OTT or influencers are not the only source of adult content/ dark humor. Pirated sites have been working in India for a long time.
Comment your take on OTT Censorship and the current issue, that you would have answered if this was the question put up in your MBA PI.
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neha verma
OTT platforms need regulation, not censorship. Self-regulation with clear guidelines balances creative freedom and accountability.
12 Feb 2025, 10.39 AM
Sourav Nanda
Okay,Let's take a step back and understand why is this creating headlines (I think ones name is Ranveer and other is Apoorva if not then let's consider ) 1) Both of these so called influencer turned into celebrities Ranveer & Apoorva are creating headlines due to the importance given by public why does their words matters ? They are just like normal avg. Indians . All they did was wanted to escape normal life craving for fame If Ranveer had got such a generous personality then he shouldn't have collaborated with Bollywood ?. No more words when BTown is mentioned . Apoorva from my point had just got excited from others judgement and started commenting .From Samay's POV I think guy isn't here for fame what he does is tries to connect with real life common people's life and make them laugh which is geniune. -- From my POV the OTT & viral controversy should not be banned rather it should be displayed with full viewers discretion but what should be done I feel as an individual is it should only be seen by adults which could be made sure of by overnight, If these things would be blocked by censorship then we as an individual would fail to understand life How other things can influence people what is triggering teenagers/Adults mind the Simple things like YouTube's recommendation would help to understand ones intrest, commonalties within two persons that data could be used to streamline a lot of buisness decisions. The influencers POV should not hamper a individual the people shouldn't even waste a single moment with these headlines as the so called celebs only moto is to gain fame and be in limelight what was seen is the other side which they hide inorder to gain fame and be in limelight .
15 Feb 2025, 04.54 AM