Billowing moments

IN Media Watch Briefs | 12/04/2016

The TOI (April 12) had fun with the visiting royals with photos of the Duchess's billowing hemline, both on its front page and inside, though most Delhi dailies opted for more staid pictures. The 'Marilyn Monroe moment' headline was echoed around the world, mostly in the British press which also referred to Kate as "her royal thighness". Vanity Fair suggested she learn from her almost nonegerian grandmum-in-law who was known to have weights sewn into her hemline to avoid such moments.

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Amazon resisting voluntary censorship

The new term for self censorship is voluntary censorship, as proposed by companies like Netflix and Hotstar. ET reports that streaming video service Amazon Prime is opposing a move by its peers to adopt a voluntary censorship code in anticipation of the Indian government coming up with its own rules. Amazon is resisting because it fears that it may alienate paying subscribers.

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