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Two-Member Netflix Team To Meet I&B Secretary Amid Row Over ‘IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack’ Series

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Last Updated: September 03, 2024, 10:42 IST The series director, Anubhav Sinha, stands accused by the Centre of “normalising a crime against the nation masterminded and facilitated by Pakistan’s ISI”. (Photo Credits: Instagram) Netflix’s latest series, “IC-814: The Kandahar Hijack,” faces backlash for its portrayal of hijackers A two-member team from Netflix is set to meet with the Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) on Tuesday amid a row surrounding the streaming platform’s latest series, IC-814: The Kandahar Hijack. The series, which dramatises the 1999 hijacking of an Indian Airlines flight, has faced backlash due to its portrayal of the hijackers, particularly the use of names that some critics argue misrepresent the terrorists’ identities. The I&B Ministry summoned Netflix’s content head, Monika Shergill, following accusations that the series insensitively altered the names of the hijackers to include “Bhola” and “Shankar.” Critics, including political leaders and social media users, have expressed outrage, claiming that this portrayal could distort historical facts and hurt religious sentiments. Earlier, the central government had summoned the content head …

Social media influencers may be booked for promoting offshore betting platforms | Latest News India

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The ministry of information and broadcasting on Thursday issued an advisory cautioning social media influencers against endorsing offshore online betting and gambling platforms. The ministry said that such advertisements have significant financial and socio-economic implications for consumers, particularly the youth. The advisory came in response to increasing instances of advertisements promoting offshore betting and gambling platforms. (Shutterstock) “The ministry hereby strongly advises all endorsers and influencers on social media to refrain from showing such promotional content/advertisements, including surrogate advertisements, of offshore online betting and gambling platforms in any form whatsoever,” the advisory said. (Also Read: Influencers may soon be booked for gambling ads) Hindustan Times – your fastest source for breaking news! Read now. The ministry further advised the online advertisement intermediaries not to target such promotional content towards Indian audiences. “While the online advertisement intermediaries are advised not to target such content towards Indian audience, the social media intermediaries are advised to conduct sensitization efforts among their users to refrain from publishing such content,” it said. The ministry cautioned that failure to comply may …