YouTube bows down, removes age restriction on Kunal Kamra's video following legal threat
New Delhi: YouTube has stated that it has removed the age restrictions on the recent video on "Castelessness" posted by comedian Kunal Kamra.
In a post on its Twitter account on Tuesday, YouTube said, “we've had a second look and removed the age-restriction on your vid. our team has also sent you an email with more details, do keep a lookout for that!”
Kamra posted a victory message, addressed to YouTube, on his social media handle, “Congratulations on saving your legal fees…”
The 25th episode of his show ‘Shut Up Ya Kunal’, uploaded on YouTube on Saturday, February 25, featured Harvard scholar Dr Suraj Yengde speaking about the caste system in India.
The video carried a message from YouTube, “Viewer discretion is advised: The following content may contain topics related to suicide or self-harm,” asking the viewer to confirm his/her decision to watch the video.
Dr. Yengde and Kamra had questioned the message, with program host Kamra calling it “gatekeeping of the worse kind for content” and also asking YouTube on Sunday to explain the message.
YouTube, in its reply, had stated that Kamra's appeal to remove the warning message, was rejected, and wrote, “We’ve looked at your content carefully, and have confirmed that age restrictions are still appropriate. We know it may be disappointing but it’s important that we keep the YouTube community protected.”
Kunal Kamra, alleging that YouTube was discriminating against his videos by putting up a warning message to viewers, had said on Sunday that he would fight against the social media platform in court.
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Badlapur accused Akshay Shinde shot dead: Lawyer of minor girls calls it 'killing of justice'
Mumbai (PTI): The gunning down of Badlapur case accused Akshay Shinde on Monday was the "killing of justice", said Asim Sarode, lawyer for the two minor girls he allegedly sexually assaulted.
Shinde was killed near Mumbra Bypass around 6:15pm when he allegedly snatched the gun of a policeman while he was being ferried in a police vehicle as part of a probe into a case registered on the complaint of his former wife.
After he shot and injured an API, another personnel from the escort team fired at him, and he was declared dead by doctors at a nearby hospital.
"While representing the two minor girls, I noticed it was becoming uncomfortable for the local politics of the Thane district and even for the educational institution where Akshay Shinde was working. Shinde's death in such a manner is killing of justice," Sarode told a regional news channel.
"Now, the case of sexual assault of the two minor girls will get sidelined. The case of these two minor girls was becoming difficult for the educational institute, as it is affiliated with a certain political family. Such a practice would lower the confidence of people in police and the judiciary," he claimed.
Sarode said he will be filing a plea before the Bombay High Court demanding thorough inquiry into the firing incident.
"Shinde's case could have brought up certain aspects that would have been negative politically for the government. I wonder how Shinde could access the gun and how he could unlock it when his hands were tied. This is political murder and is absolutely wrong," he said.
