Ranveer Allahbadia Row| OneIndia's Young Voices Weigh In on Social Media Content Regulation

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As the Ranveer Allahbadia and Samay Raina controversy rages on, young members of Team OneIndia share their thoughts on social media content regulation. Should influencers be more sensitive and responsible? How much freedom of expression is too much? Join the conversation as they debate whether stricter guidelines are necessary for digital creators in today's viral-driven world.     #OneIndiaVoices #YouthDebate #ContentRegulation #RanveerAllahbadia #SamayRaina #ResponsibleContent #SocialMediaEthics #DigitalFreedom  Also Read  OneIndia Malayalam Expands To Kerala With Swanky New Kochi Office, State-Of-The-Art Studio :: https://www.oneindia.com/thiruvananthapuram/oneindia-malayalam-expands-to-kerala-with-swanky-new-kochi-office-state-of-the-art-studio-3945791.html?ref=DMDesc  Oneindia Unveils Reimagined Identity: Unified, Unbound, Open :: https://www.oneindia.com/india/oneindia-unveils-reimagined-identity-unified-unbound-open-3907967.html?ref=DMDesc  Dailyhunt, OneIndia and Delhi Police Collaborate to Empower Citizens and Enhance Public Safety :: https://www.oneindia.com/press-release/dailyhunt-oneindia-and-delhi-police-collaborate-to-empower-citizens-and-enhance-public-safety-3571880.html?ref=DMDesc    ~PR.282~HT.336~GR.125~ED.194~

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00:00The youth is moving in that direction, the world is moving in that direction.

00:04And I think basically that the youth is also moving in that direction.

00:09The youth of today, they like vulgarity.

00:13India is a country of moral values.

00:15We keep moral values over all other things.

00:18Whether it's freedom of speech, whatever, the laws and whatever the country, free media, whatever.

00:23But the moral values that are taught in our homes since childhood,

00:27it doesn't matter which class we belong to.

00:30For them, what can I say, I really like them.

00:34They even follow a lot of Sanatanic things.

00:38They do yoga, they talk about our ancestors.

00:42Yes, I have seen a lot of things about them.

00:46But after seeing this thing, they have become a little down in my eyes.

00:49Hello there, I have just stepped out of the studio and you would watch my previous video

00:54on Ranveer Allahabadia and Sumeyya Raina's controversial remarks in the show,

00:59India Got Latent.

01:01And that has now brought me to this informal setup where my colleagues,

01:06my friends are there working and finishing their daily chores at work.

01:12And now we try and understand from these young individuals

01:16that this creativity, the freedom that has been taken,

01:20this creative liberty by the so-called comedians.

01:23I personally am offended, I would rather say.

01:26How does this justify the means to the end?

01:31Was it okay for them to cross that line?

01:34Is there a line? Is that line blurred?

01:36Are they right in exercising their liberty, the freedom of speech?

01:42Let's hear out from them.

01:44Zainab, you being the youngest in the lot, let me understand it from you.

01:49How do you find this whole episode of Allahabadia and Sumeyya Raina making comments,

01:56which we can't mention, unfortunately, but still, do you think it is in sync?

02:01Is it in trend these days?

02:03I will begin from where you ended.

02:05Is it about how we are using the freedom of speech?

02:10So the freedom comes with responsibility and it is up to us

02:14how much responsible we are towards it.

02:18So copying Western culture is not right.

02:24India is known for its culture, traditions, its customs.

02:27And the thing that we have towards each other, we respect privacy,

02:34we respect our elders and this is not something present in the Western culture.

02:39So copying it is not India.

02:42It is not the correct representation that they are setting up for the young generation.

02:48Right, right.

02:49So perfectly fine, Zainab.

02:51I mean, you know, trying to emulate something from the West is not always suitable for India.

02:58Yashasvi is also here.

02:59Yashasvi, what do you think?

03:00The comments that have come, you work in the media,

03:03you also take such decisions where you have to decide whether to show this or not.

03:09Do you think this whole incident was the right thing for the Indian audience to consume?

03:17I feel that Indians have some values, some ethics.

03:23When we do our work, when we write something, when we say something,

03:27we say it after thinking about it.

03:28The second thing is that YouTube is a platform where children are also using it.

03:33We ourselves use it.

03:34Mom and dad use it.

03:36When they consume such content,

03:39then how they will talk to the other person, how they will represent themselves,

03:44it matters a lot.

03:45So I feel that the influencers should basically understand where and how to speak.

03:51The second thing is that Ranveer is an icon of a lot of youth.

03:57And he has also received recognition from the PM.

04:02So I feel a little bit bad that how can you say this to such a big person on such a big platform.

04:09Absolutely.

04:10Yashasvi, thank you very much.

04:12Mukund, here we see that clearly, I am not saying any support,

04:16this is not an individualistic thing at all.

04:18But the whole phenomenon, the whole incident,

04:21somewhere or the other, it does shock you a little.

04:24And maybe, maybe this is the click that made their show run.

04:29Is there any such tactic?

04:30Pangil sir, I will tell you one thing.

04:32Maybe people will start trolling me after this.

04:34I have seen almost all the episodes of India's Got Talent.

04:38And I am a big fan of Samay.

04:40I enjoy dark humor.

04:42But the incident we are talking about right now,

04:45in which parents have been involved,

04:47this is that insensitive comment,

04:49which even an audience like me, who is a big fan of them,

04:52will not be able to tolerate.

04:54The creative freedom we are talking about here,

04:57that creative freedom was missing from this show a long time ago.

05:01If you just want to enjoy insensitive comedy,

05:03or dark humor, which is nowadays,

05:05for youth, to stay somewhere in society, for acceptance,

05:09no one likes it or not.

05:11It's just that yes, if I look cool,

05:13then I become a part of this comedy.

05:15Maybe I don't even understand this dark comedy.

05:18But despite that, I am laughing with it.

05:20In the comment, today you will pick up any Insta post,

05:23you will see dark comedy below it.

05:25Maybe there will be a lot of people among us,

05:27who will not be able to understand it at first glance.

05:29Samarai, who brought this show,

05:31India's Got Latent,

05:32its purpose was to find the latent,

05:34which is nowhere in this show.

05:36Because a lot of such...

05:38Yes, latent means hidden.

05:39Exactly.

05:40A lot of such competitors come there,

05:42a lot of such, I can call them kids,

05:44they come from a very young age,

05:46who are probably introverts.

05:47They are not able to keep their words.

05:49They get one minute,

05:50that is the timing of 120 seconds, 90 seconds.

05:52In that second,

05:53whether they are able to keep their words or not.

05:55Because their panelists,

05:56they are properly designed,

05:58who are social media icons,

06:00influencers,

06:01and one big thing about them is that,

06:03whether they are motivational speakers or not,

06:05it doesn't matter.

06:06Whether they are made of dark humor or not.

06:08Whether they have done something big in stand-up comedy or not.

06:12Whether they have made a meme on social media,

06:15due to which their fan following is very high.

06:17So due to this,

06:18the competitors who are coming there,

06:20they are also not able to keep their words.

06:22The latent that you are looking for,

06:24that latent is not visible.

06:25So as they say,

06:26this show is a failure.

06:28This show has failed.

06:30Okay, the verdict is out.

06:31Thank you so much, Shamukund.

06:33With us now is Mr. Upadhyay.

06:36Ashutosh is our co-host.

06:38You have just returned from Coombs.

06:40There are a lot of such YouTubers in Coombs,

06:43especially those who are free birds.

06:46They do reportage,

06:48there are no restrictions on them.

06:50Ashutosh,

06:52there was a time when there was a search on MTV,

06:56Talent Hunts,

06:57we have seen that too.

06:58In that too,

06:59the judges used to scare a lot,

07:01used to scare the contestants.

07:03Then came AIB Roast.

07:05In that too,

07:06the topic of language came first.

07:08And Tanmay Bhatt used to be there,

07:10who created a lot of controversy.

07:12What do you think,

07:13these YouTubers,

07:14whether it is Allahabadiya or Raina,

07:18at this time,

07:20when social media is at its peak,

07:22did they burn their hands by doing such experiments?

07:25Because even at that time,

07:26when this was happening,

07:27AIB was happening,

07:28MTV was happening,

07:29that too was a very dangerous thing in its time.

07:31Created a lot of buzz.

07:32But social media was not so strong.

07:34This time,

07:35did their reach itself become a problem?

07:37Okay sir,

07:38the main thing in this is that

07:39someone has to roast,

07:40in simple words.

07:41And there is vulgarity added to it.

07:44There is a lot of difference between the two.

07:46If you add vulgarity to anything,

07:48and there is a proper society.

07:50Now,

07:51like I used to see Ranveer Allahabadiya,

07:53used to follow him.

07:54But when I came to know,

07:55yesterday,

07:56I did not see all these things much.

07:58Today I came to the office,

07:59a colleague told me,

08:00see what Ranveer Allahabadiya has said.

08:02I said,

08:03I don't know what he said.

08:04When I saw it,

08:05I found out that

08:06Ranveer Allahabadiya can also speak like this.

08:08The guy who was recognized by PM Modi,

08:12he went on stage.

08:13And even,

08:14I would like to say one thing,

08:15just now,

08:16a PM Modi's podcast went viral.

08:18In this,

08:19Shubhankar,

08:20Mishra,

08:21and the memes of all the people,

08:22it was going viral that,

08:24they gave the podcast to Kamant,

08:26but they did not give the podcast to people like us.

08:29If you look at the podcast,

08:30Ranveer Allahabadiya is such a person,

08:32the podcast is a sensation,

08:34he is the one who brought it to India.

08:36Okay?

08:37So,

08:38on that stage,

08:39the Prime Minister,

08:40he told the Prime Minister,

08:41that we should have a podcast with us.

08:43If the Prime Minister would have given the podcast,

08:46then today,

08:47he would have also been popular.

08:50He would have been trolled.

08:51A lot of people are putting,

08:52that the Prime Minister has awarded him.

08:54Awarded him,

08:55he has not been recognized by good people,

08:57these are all things.

08:58So,

08:59basically,

09:00he says that,

09:01the typical things,

09:02people are providing there.

09:05Sir,

09:06one thing is said that,

09:07where youth is going,

09:08that side,

09:09the world is going.

09:10Okay.

09:11And I feel that,

09:12basically,

09:13youth is also following that path.

09:15The youth of today,

09:16youth,

09:17they like vulgarity.

09:19I said earlier,

09:20these things are wrong.

09:21But,

09:22if you see your Instagram feed today,

09:24whatever you search on Google,

09:26if,

09:27let's say,

09:28someone has a breakup,

09:29patch-up is happening,

09:30things related to that start coming there.

09:32Absolutely.

09:33Okay?

09:34So, it is said that,

09:35where youth is going,

09:36that side,

09:37the world is going.

09:38And,

09:39people are saying that.

09:40But,

09:41yes,

09:42this has become too much.

09:43Too much has been said.

09:44But,

09:45it is less than that.

09:46What does not happen in Bigg Boss?

09:47A lot happens.

09:48If you watch Bigg Boss

09:49with a family,

09:50then,

09:51a person cannot watch it properly.

09:52But,

09:53people are still watching.

09:54If you see today,

09:55it is the most popular show.

09:56So,

09:57this is the story,

09:58basically.

09:59Now,

10:00I will add one thing to this.

10:01I come from Bihar.

10:02So,

10:03in Bihar also,

10:04people watch Bhojpuri songs

10:05in a very vulgar way.

10:06And people say that,

10:07when you are singing a vulgar song,

10:08this is the thing.

10:09This is the thing.

10:10This is the thing.

10:11This is the thing.

10:12We listen to you singing.

10:13You are creating.

10:14You are creating.

10:15But,

10:16this is also,

10:17you are creating,

10:18that is why we are listening.

10:19We are listening.

10:20But,

10:21this is not right.

10:22You say such things.

10:23We cannot sit with our families

10:24and watch them,

10:25cannot listen to them.

10:26Then,

10:27why listen to them,

10:28why watch,

10:29stop creating,

10:30stop listening.

10:31Ok,

10:32so,

10:33from this,

10:34I will take the next question.

10:35I would like to come to Richa.

10:36Richa,

10:37If it is nonsense, if it is impolite, then why should we even look at it?

10:41Can this line be drawn? Can this be said in defense?

10:44Pankaj, first of all, the question you just asked me, I would like to say it in one word, moral values.

10:50So, India is a country of moral values. We keep moral values over all other things,

10:55whether it's freedom of speech, whatever the laws and whatever the country, free media, whatever.

11:01But a moral value that has been taught in our homes since childhood,

11:05it doesn't matter which class we belong to. Here, this very thing comes to the forefront.

11:12I would like to give you an example, as our friend just said, that he is from Bihar,

11:16like him, I am also from Bihar. So, since childhood, you will not believe that I have never heard Bhojpuri songs.

11:23Because it was banned in my house, that I don't want to listen to it, I don't want to explore it.

11:27My father is a teacher, was a teacher, he is retired now.

11:31So, I had only heard one song, Lollipop Lagelu, because it was very famous.

11:35So, I used to get to listen to it at weddings. When I came to Delhi, I started listening to Bhojpuri songs.

11:41So, I would like to say that where do moral values come from?

11:44And another term is self-discipline. So, these YouTubers of today, or content creators,

11:51if they call it dark comedies, dark humor, bold and cool, then this is not cool at all.

11:56This is very dark, and dark can never be cool. So, we have to pay attention to this.

12:01I will remind you of one more thing, that a few days ago, a content creator,

12:08he made a lot of videos on YouTube, he represented his body in a wrong way.

12:13Kangana Ranaut's show, Bigg Boss, it started like that, he reached there.

12:18I am not taking names, maybe because someone has a targeted field.

12:22So, actually, the problem is here, he represented himself in a wrong way,

12:27he represented his body in a wrong way, and people are making him cool and offering him big shows.

12:31I don't know if this is the parameter to go to Bigg Boss.

12:33Exactly, you do wrong things, why are we not promoting the right?

12:39So, basically, we and you, as a viewer, are being served such things,

12:42just because our time spent on it, or our likes, our share has increased,

12:48or we have seen you on TV for a long time.

12:50Richa, thank you so much. Shikha, you are sitting with us, Shikha,

12:52you follow social media influencers, do you have a role model?

12:57No, I don't have a role model, but yes, there are some things that I like to see.

13:00So, is it because of their content or because of the products they show, or generally?

13:05No, no, generally there is some content, like I like poetic things, so this type, I also like podcasts.

13:11Yes, yes, yes, absolutely Shikha, you are also one of our youngest associates.

13:16One thing I would like to know from you, when such content comes on your timeline,

13:22you, honestly, I have also asked Yambare, honestly, if you stop there, what can be the reason for that?

13:28See, one thing is that, hey, he is talking about the private moments of parents,

13:32whether we watch it or not, everyone is an adult here,

13:36but if it has come on our timeline uninvited,

13:41then at that time, on what moral ground are we rejecting it?

13:44If they have made it immoral, then we also become immoral and keep watching it.

13:48See, we have to watch it at least once to know what is there in it.

13:52After watching it, it is our job.

13:53Yes, we have to know, but after watching it, one thing comes to mind,

13:56that India is a place of many generations, the biggest thing in India is that shame has just emerged from India.

14:04If we are in a middle-class family, then if we are sitting with the family and watching something on TV,

14:10then if there are such scenes there, then we start avoiding ourselves here and there.

14:15So, if we can't sit and watch in front of the family, then maybe I will avoid watching it alone.

14:22And for them, what can I say, I really like them a lot,

14:27they even follow a lot of Sanatanic things, do yoga, talk about our ancestors.

14:35Yes, I have seen a lot about them like this, but after seeing this thing, they have become a little down in my eyes.

14:41Okay, not only in your eyes, but also in the Instagram followers of Tanmay and Ranveer,

14:48sorry, Samay and Ranveer, they are losing a lot of money.

14:53Pooja is here with us, our co-host.

14:56Pooja, one thing that people often say is that whatever you want to see is given to you,

15:03film industry or content creators make the same thing that you are looking for.

15:09On the other hand, there is also a debate, this used to happen in our journalism classes too,

15:13that you are doing what the cinema shows you.

15:18So, who is responsible for this controversy that the hen came first or the egg?

15:24And ultimately, the product is sold to us and we are the ones who stand in the box.

15:28How do you see this mix?

15:31Sir, the first thing is what content we are serving you.

15:35It should be a matter that you are giving vulgarity, you are giving comedy,

15:40I mean, we have seen very big comedians who come to the platform, keep their talks,

15:45and more than their ethics, more than their things, vulgarity is given there.

15:50And people are watching it, promoting it too.

15:54Now, the kind of thing Ranveer said, although I am neither a fan of any social media influencers,

16:00nor do I watch them, I don't like them at all.

16:03But I have seen some of Ranveer's things, in which he talks a lot about spirituality.

16:08Many great spiritual gurus have gone to his podcast,

16:11he has gone to the big politicians.

16:14Now it has become a trend that Hindi films are coming in the film industry.

16:20So, people are taking the support of such influencers to promote it.

16:24So, somewhere or the other, they are awakening these things in the minds of children,

16:28that this is very cool, we should see this.

16:32If we do this, we will look very cool.

16:35And tell you a funny thing, a few days ago, I saw something while scrolling on Instagram,

16:41that a lot of small children were of age, and they were students of a very big coaching institute,

16:50and I think they were students of 6th, 7th, and they were talking to each other with very bad abuses.

16:57So, how did that thing reach them?

17:00Their parents, their family members are not teaching these things.

17:03So, through social media, and our influencers are providing these things to us,

17:11so that we are promoting it.

17:13So, in my opinion, just like there is censorship in films, there should be censorship on social media too.

17:19Because we can't take anything in the name of freedom of speech.

17:23So, it should be regulated, there should be a regulatory body.

17:26So, there you heard all of them.

17:28When we talk about freedom of speech, regulation is also something that goes hand in hand.

17:34This regulation thing, a few years ago, not long ago,

17:38around 3-4 years ago, or 5 years ago, it was considered cheating.

17:42It seemed that a liberal group used to say that we have freedom of expression, we should use it.

17:49But now, since the times that television started entering your bedrooms,

17:54now the social media has entered not just your bedroom, but your psyche also, your thought process also.

18:01And to regulate that, whether it should be done or not, is a very big question.

18:05But for those who haven't just woken up to this reality,

18:09haven't discussed or seen the comments on the reactions that we are getting

18:14on Ranveer Allahabadiya and Sameer Rehna's comments in the show, India Got Latent,

18:20you should definitely read the comments.

18:23And also, if you're not aware of what's going around,

18:26then definitely it's time to wake up and smell the coffee,

18:29because what you are watching is deciding what you are asking for.

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