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    Gen Z Wants More Animation and Less Sex Onscreen, According to Teens & Screens Survey

    • 22.10.2025
    • Variety

    UCLA’s Center for Scholars & Storytellers released its annual Teens & Screens report Wednesday, yielding eye-opening insights into the tastes and preferences of young media consumers.

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    Only Joint Secretaries and DIG-rank officers can issue content takedown orders: MeitY

    • 22.10.2025
    • Storyboard18

    MeitY amends IT Rules to curb arbitrary takedown powers of junior officials; move aims to enhance accountability and procedural clarity under Section 79(3)(b) of the IT Act.

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    Experts cite feasibility, free speech challenges in MeitY’s Draft Rules on synthetic media

    • 22.10.2025
    • Storyboard18

    As MeitY proposes mandatory labelling, metadata tagging, and user verification for AI-generated and synthetic content, industry experts and legal commentators warn of steep compliance burdens, technical hurdles, and the potential chilling effect on satire and creativity.

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    Social media platforms may need to verify and tag AI-Generated posts

    • 22.10.2025
    • Storyboard18

    Draft rules require major social media platforms to tag synthetic posts, embed permanent identifiers, and verify user declarations, with stakeholder feedback open until November 6, 2025.

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    MeitY releases draft IT Rules; targets deepfakes, synthetic content

    • 22.10.2025
    • Storyboard18

    New draft amendments to IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, require platforms to label synthetically generated information and ensure user declarations are verified.

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    The gaps in YouTube’s likeness detection

    • 22.10.2025
    • Medianama

    YouTube is expanding the scope of its content moderation and taking on the role of an arbiter of identity rights with the rollout of its likeness detection technology for YouTube Creators.

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    Do I&B sector FDI trends point to fading OTT buzz and deepening ad slump?

    • 22.10.2025
    • Exchange4media

    Experts cite uncertainty in global markets and investors pausing to reassess returns; cautious corporate spending, fragmented audiences, competition from short-form platforms among other factors

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    Why OTT platforms are betting big on animation?

    • 22.10.2025
    • Exchange4media

    Valued at nearly $1.5 billion and expanding at 12–13% CAGR, India’s animation market is witnessing a content boom as OTT platforms race to capture digital-first audiences

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    HBO Max Launches Its First User Content-Feedback Ratings, an Idea Netflix Pioneered Over Two Decades Ago

    • 22.10.2025
    • Variety

    HBO Max is introduce a rating system to let subscribers provide direct feedback on TV shows and movies they like — or hate — in order to provide more personalized content recommendations.

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    California Pumps $342 Million Into 52 Films, Including ‘Jumanji’ and ‘Heat 2,’ in Bid to Jumpstart Big-Budget Production

    • 21.10.2025
    • Variety

    California has set aside $342 million in tax credits in a bid to jumpstart production of big-budget films, including a record $43.9 million for the next installment in the “Jumanji” franchise.

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