"Disney blocks John Oliver’s new episode critical of India’s PM Modi", 25 February 2020

Disney-owned Hotstar... has blocked the newest episode of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” that was critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi... Oliver talked about some of the questionable policies enforced by the ruling government in India and recent protests against “controversial figure” Modi’s citizenship measures... The episode is available to stream in India through HBO’s official channel on YouTube... Spokespeople of Star India, which runs Hotstar, and Disney... did not respond to multiple requests for comment. A spokesperson of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry... said the government was not involved in any censorship discussions. Last year, Amazon also removed from its streaming service in India an episode of the CBS show “Madam Secretary” in which references to Hindu nationalism and extremists were made. Netflix also pulled an episode in Saudi Arabia of Hasan Minhaj’s “Patriot Act” that criticized the kingdom’s crown prince.