Over-the-top (OTT) streaming services such as Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar and Amazon Prime Video reached an uneasy compromise with the Union government on adding smoking warnings to their content, according to minutes of a meeting with the industry obtained by The Hindu , and a review of smoking warnings on different platforms.
Some streaming services such as Hotstar have added video and on-screen warnings for even older films, while others such as Netflix have chosen less intrusive warnings, with a message warning against tobacco consumption on the top left of the screen at the beginning of content with smoking.