TV 9 (NBSA) Order

The recent decision by the News Broadcasting Standards Authority of India holding TV9 (Telegu) Channel in Violation of its Guidelines related to privacy and sting operations. The programme in question was an 'expose' of homosexual culture in Hyderabad that was telecast on 22 February 2011. The programme resulted in vociferous protests including online campaigns and protests held in Hyderabad, Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore. The NBSA held that the programme "needlessly violated the right to privacy of individuals with possible alternate sexual orientation no longer considered a taboo or a criminal act" and the programme "misused the special tool of a sting operation available only to subserve the larger interest."

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