Mobile services shutdowns used for ‘flimsiest reasons’ says Jio, private telcos bat for selective app ban

Mobile services shutdowns used for ‘flimsiest reasons’ says Jio, private telcos bat for selective app ban

TRAI’s consultation paper follows a Department of Telecommunications (DoT) communique sent in September last year, requesting it to reconsider its 2020 recommendations on a regulatory framework for OTTs and suggest a suitable regulatory mechanism for these platforms, including issues relating to “selective banning of OTT services”. In its submission to TRAI, Reliance Jio noted, “we…

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Chinese anime streamer Bilibili removes hit Pretty Derby game from app stores in China, triggering ‘horse girl’ debate

Chinese anime streamer Bilibili removes hit Pretty Derby game from app stores in China, triggering ‘horse girl’ debate

Chinese video-sharing and gaming platform Bilibili abruptly removed from online stores its mobile game Uma Musume Pretty Derby, which features “horse girls” and is popular among anime fans, in a fresh reminder of the risks that remain in China’s heavily regulated and censored video game market. Bilibili, which only opened the game to mainland players…

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