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India's Information & Broadcasting Ministry has instructed Telegram to remove over 3,100 channels found to be hosting and circulating copyright-protected content belonging to various OTT platforms and producers.

Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, grants the Centre power to block online content for several reasons.

The Indian government has instructed the messaging platform Telegram to remove pirated content, flagging 3,100 channels after receiving complaints from several OTT platforms regarding widespread sharing of copyrighted movies and web series.

The Indian government has blocked five Over-The-Top (OTT) platforms, citing 'obscene content' and acting under the IT Act and Digital Media Ethics Code Rules, 2021.

The government on Tuesday blocked five OTT platforms for streaming obscene content, officials said.

The move follows complaints from OTT platforms including JioCinema and Amazon Prime Video over large-scale piracy of films and web series on Telegram channels.

The government has blocked five OTT platforms due to the streaming of obscene content.

The Indian government has blocked five Over-The-Top (OTT) platforms, citing their streaming of obscene content, under the IT Rules 2021.