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Covering tech policy for The Hindu.

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Also talk about: Indian film censorship, Netflix's cowardice, poker, French.

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BLACK BAG has been certified with an 'A' age rating.

Smoking warnings have been added on all scenes with smoking.
Liquor warnings have been added on all scenes with liquor.
All instances of two gendered swears have been muted. #CBFCWatch
March 27, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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In LOCKED, starring Bill Skarsgård and Anthony Hopkins, the Censor Board has muted five instances of swearing, and added in-shot text warnings for liquor, smoking AND vaping. Rated 'A' for adults. #CBFCWatch #desiwatch
March 19, 2025 at 5:23 AM
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March 13, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Cuts for COURT - STATE VS. A NOBODY. #CBFCWatch
March 13, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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NOVOCAINE starring Jack Quaid has been cleared by the CBFC with five audio mutes and in-scene alcohol warnings. A disclaimer has also been added. #CBFCWatch
March 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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THE MONKEY's cuts in India.

#CBFCWatch
March 5, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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Cuts for CRAZXY starring Sohum Shah, after obtaining a U/A 13+ rating.
February 24, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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THE BRUTALIST has been badly censored for its India release. #CBFCWatch
February 21, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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BABYGIRL has been massively butchered in India by the Censor Board. #CBFCWatch #desiwatch
February 20, 2025 at 4:55 AM
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What's the exciting work for Netflix in public policy? I can do this job very easily. Just organise a screening for Sangh parivar every two weeks of upcoming titles, and if they find any problematic scenes in anything, avoid releasing the title at all. Easiest job in the world.
February 16, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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Guy whose LLM just blew a $500 billion hole in AI stocks was grumbling last week to a Chinese minister that US chips are still a bottleneck. The Chinese are at the top of their game, but they are not striking a triumphant tone at all. Insane how serious a country this is.
January 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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MARCO, rated 'A', was censored extensively by the CBFC's regional office in Thiruvananthapuram. #CBFCWatch #desiwatch
January 7, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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FATEH, starring Sonu Sood and Jacqueline Fernandez, has been censored in India. A country name has been muted, swearing has been reduced, and violence has been cut down.

DEVA, starring Shahid Kapoor and Pooja Hegde, also
censored, with reduced kissing and swearing.

#CBFCWatch #desiwatch
January 7, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3 has not been cut by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) in India. Before submission to the Censor Board, though, the India distributor may have muted some words in advance. Rated U/A 13 in India. #CBFCWatch cc @beneffilm.bsky.social
January 2, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG has been censored in India. Flag burning scenes have been removed in political censorship. #CBFCWatch #desiwatch
Cutlist for SEED OF THE SACRED FIG from Indian censor board: 1. Inserted smoking warning in scenes with smoking. ... 3. Deleted the word "bastard" from the English subtitles. 4. Blurred visuals of flag burning.
December 26, 2024 at 3:27 PM
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All nudity has been removed from NOSFERATU for its India theatrical release, including the genitals of a "beast". #CBFCWatch #desiwatch
Cutlist for NOSFERATU in India by the Censor Board. 1. Smoking warnings added to all scenes. 2. "Blurred visuals of frontal nudity in the visuals of gypsy girl on horseback. Blurred visuals of frontal nudity in the intimate scene between Ellen and the beast." 3. Modified the visuals of the genitals of the beast.
December 26, 2024 at 3:25 PM
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VIDUTHALAI PART 2's politics has been severely undermined and erased by the Censor Board. #CBFCWatch
Screenshot of this page: https://ecinepramaan.gov.in/cbfc/?a=Certificate_Detail&i=100030292400002533
December 18, 2024 at 3:18 AM
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Here's the other censored clip. #CBFCWatch
December 11, 2024 at 1:27 AM
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Watching HERETIC in India? Catch this censored scene before you go. #CBFCWatch
December 11, 2024 at 1:25 AM
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The film HERETIC has been censored in India, and India-focused heresy has been removed. #CBFCWatch

#desiwatch
Cut list for the film HERETIC by the Central Board of Film Certification in India. These are the cuts: "Deleted the inappropriate information (audio and visual content) about the Hindu deity Lord Krishna." "Deleted the visuals of Mr. Reed throwing the holy religious books."
December 6, 2024 at 3:47 AM
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In VETTAIYAN, the Censor Board muted "Union" of "Union government". Using "Union" instead of "Central" is a political flashpoint in Tamil Nadu politics.

CBFC also censored references to Muslims, Sikhs, and the NEET exam.

#CBFCWatch
Changes made to VETTAIYAN for India censorship: 1. Modified the dialogue "Yella mannaraatchito...mudhan mudhala sollutchu" in TC 06:12. - (No change in duration) 2. Mute the words "Ondriya" (21:48,46:25,02:40:28), "Bastard" (01:00:37), "Yezhaigalai Cooliethozhilaali" (02:39:21, 02:39:57)- (Either Muted or Replaced) 3. Muted the words "Muslim, Sartharji" in TC 89:13 and Modified the words "Neet, Doctor" in TC 145:59. (No change in duration)
November 25, 2024 at 6:18 AM
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The Two Buttons meme. Button 1: "we don't have enough users from india". Button 2: "we now have enough users from India to trigger the IT Rules for Bluesky"
November 22, 2024 at 7:09 AM
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Will now follow all US related news exclusively through Hindi media
November 19, 2024 at 2:49 AM
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That was quick: China has blocked Bluesky.
Screenshot of a tool to check if a website is blocked in China. The domain bsky.app is indeed blocked in China, according to the results.
November 17, 2024 at 12:35 PM
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Following the Nayanthara Dhanush drama peripherally and my God, this has got to be some of the worst shilling I've read in my life.
www.gulte.com/movienews/32...
November 17, 2024 at 9:03 AM