Making a show of outrage, once again

The controversy over Bombay Begums makes one thing clear: India desperately needs transparent regulation for streaming services

Is there anyone who is not concerned with the overt or covert sexual exploitation of children on TV shows? I ask because, judging by the manufactured controversy over the streaming show Bombay Begums, you would think that caring for children is such a lost cause that the valiant head of the National Commission for the Protection of Children’s Rights and his troll allies have been fighting a lonely battle on behalf of the children of India.

In 2012, when I was a member of the Broadcasting Content Complaints Council (BCCC), we were concerned not just with fictional plots but with the