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Netflix, Amazon and Disney+ will self-regulate to avoid censorship in India
Netflix, Amazon and Disney+ have agreed to a self-regulatory code to prevent the Indian government from censoring streaming movies and TV.
Disney+ racks up 50 million subscribers in five months
International expansion and overall demand helped Disney+ reach a large audience relatively quickly.
Indian streaming giant broke Safari support to deal with security hole
Websites tend to drop support for a particular browser due to obsolescence or just a lack of functionality, but India's biggest streaming service apparently had another reason: a piracy-friendly security hole. TechCrunch sources understand that Disney-owned Hotstar disabled Safari support (both desktop and mobile) on June 7th to limit the effects of a flaw that let people bootleg videos, including premium material.
