Policy response to opinion polls

IN Media Watch Briefs | 14/06/2015

Here is a new one. The polling agency Today’s Chanakya claims that its findings in a Railway Opinion Poll have evoked a response from the railways which announced that Tatkal rules will be changed with effect from Monday July 15. The changes reflect two suggestions made by people surveyed: that a part refund will be provided on cancellation of confirmed Tatkal tickets (there is none now) and that the timing for booking Tatkal tickets will change.

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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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