Ullu, ALTT, Other Apps Banned For Showing Objectionable Content
The government has put a ban on multiple apps and websites. the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB) has identified a total of 25 links that have been displaying objectionable advertisements, including pornographic content.
The government has put a ban on multiple apps and websites and has issued a notification directing Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to disable public access to them within India, according to Storyboard18.
The report claims the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB) has identified a total of 25 links that have been displaying objectionable advertisements, including pornographic content. Among the apps and websites identified were ALTT, ULLU, Big Shots App, Desiflix, Boomex, Navarasa Lite, Gulab App, Kangan App, Bull App, Jalva App, Wow Entertainment, Look Entertainment, Hitprime, Feneo, ShowX, Sol Talkies, Adda TV, HotX VIP, Hulchul App, MoodX, NeonX VIP, Fugi, Mojflix, and Triflicks, according to the report.
The government found these links in violation of various laws, including Section 67 and Section 67A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, Section 294 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and Section 4 of the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986.
The report quoted a government notification and claimed that the intermediaries are responsible to remove or disable access to unlawful information under the Information Technology Act, 2000, and the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.
The government also reportedly highlighted Section 79(3)(b) of the Information Technology Act, 2000, which states that intermediaries lose their exemption from liability if they fail to expeditiously remove or disable access to material being used to commit an unlawful act, even after receiving a notification from the appropriate government agency.
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