Explained: How the monitoring tool works to identify online pirated content

Intelligent tools are being deployed to detect content pirated from streaming platforms

In mid-May, when the much anticipated Salman Khan-starrer Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai launched on a streaming platform, non-subscribers of the service found that they could easily download it on Telegram channels and WhatsApp groups. This was also the case with the Varun Dhawan-starrer Coolie No.1, which released in December.
 
With cinema halls remaining shut during the ongoing pandemic, Indian film-makers took to Over the Top (OTT) or streaming service-first releases. While this has increased access and convenience for viewers, piracy of original content — whether movies or original shows on streaming platforms — has become ever-more rampant. Among