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Post by Seva Lamberdar Mon Mar 09, 2020 2:51 pm

New Delhi: Two weeks after lighting up Twitter in India with an episode sharply critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, British comedian John Oliver returned to social media trends on Monday following a segment on his satirical current-affairs programme that slammed censorship in the country.

Taking on Disney-owned online streaming platform Hotstar, which hosts the HBO-backed TV show 'Last Week Tonight', Mr Oliver blasted its decision to not upload the episode in which he roasted the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and called PM Modi a "temporary symbol of hate".

“There's no evidence that the Indian government made them do that. At best, we can tell that Hotstar just decided to self-censor, which is still not good," he said.

Mr Oliver also noted that Hotstar has "quietly been doing it (censoring content) for a while now", having removed several Disney references in the past from multiple episodes. The Emmy-winning host also took on TV channel editor Arnab Goswami for his response to the original episode on CAA...........................

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/john-oliver-slams-hotstar-for-blocking-show-on-caa-pm-narendra-modi-2192446
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