The episode was aired just a few hours before President Trump's India visit.
What you need to know
- Disney-owned streaming service Hotstar has landed itself in controversy after deciding to block the latest episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.
- In the episode, Oliver was critical of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and talked about the recent protests in the country.
- Angered by Hotstar's "self-censorship," users in India are leaving one-star reviews for the Hotstar app on the Google Play Store.
Hotstar, which is currently the largest on-demand video streaming service in India, has decided (via Gadgets360 not to upload the latest episode of John Oliver's Last Week Tonight. In the latest episode of Last Week Tonight, Oliver discussed some of the controversial policies introduced by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He also talked about the recent protests in the country against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC).
While Hotstar has decided not to upset India's ruling party, the latest episode of Last Week Tonight is available through HBO's official channel on YouTube. The episode has already garnered over 5 million views.
A large number of people in India, who have been angered by Hotstar's Pro-Modi censorship are starting to leave one-star reviews on the Google Play Store. Quite a few iPhone users are also leaving similar one-star reviews for the Hotstar app on the App Store.
The Disney-owned streaming service is slated to be rebranded as "Disney+ Hotstar" in India on March 29. Even though Disney hasn't revealed specifics about pricing yet, it has confirmed that there will be two subscription tiers, replacing the current Hotstar VIP and Hotstar Premium tiers.
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