The statement said that the media reports claiming that the Union Government has reached an "uneasy compromise" with OTT (over-the-top) streaming services on adding smoking warnings on content is misinformed.
Emphasizing the importance of anti-tobacco warnings on Over-The-Top (OTT) platforms, public health experts during a webinar on tobacco-related issues in Delhi highlighted that these platforms are jeopardizing children's health for profit.
On World No Tobacco Day on May 31, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya released OTT guidelines for the regulation of online depiction of tobacco products in online curated content.
The Union Health Ministry on Wednesday notified new rules for anti-tobacco warnings on OTT platforms. This notification mandates OTT platforms to carry anti-tobacco warning messages as we watch in theatres and TV programmes.