
The central government has banned 25 OTT apps and websites for allegedly streaming obscene, vulgar, and pornographic content. The list includes well-known platforms like ULLU, ALTBalaji (now ALTT), Desiflix, Big Shots App, Boomex, Navarasa Lite, and Gulab App. As per officials familiar with the matter, many of these platforms were found hosting shows with frequent sexual innuendos, prolonged scenes of nudity, and acts that were clearly sexual in nature. Authorities stated that a lot of this content lacked any kind of meaningful storyline, moral theme, or social message. Instead, the focus seemed to be only on visuals designed to shock or attract through adult content. The decision to ban came after repeated violations of content guidelines and Indian IT laws.
However, while the platforms may have been taken down, nothing can stop the creativity of the internet. The moment news of the ban broke, social media exploded with hilarious reactions and memes. Netizens turned the situation into comedy gold — from people joking about hostel weekend plans being ruined to users asking if they can file for “ULLU withdrawal symptoms.” Meme pages flooded with posts comparing the ban to heartbreak, calling it the “end of an era.” Once again, desi internet proved that no matter what happens, nothing is truly off-limits when it comes to humour online. Here’s how the netizens reacted-
The Indian government bans Ullu, ALTT, Desiflix, Big Shots pic.twitter.com/pdDyeE4JtY
— Homie (@homelander_yyy) July 25, 2025
Telegram watching Ullu, Alt balaji and other soft p*rn Apps getting banned 😂 pic.twitter.com/unZaML05Dm
— maithun (@Being_Humor) July 25, 2025
Ullu banned ✅ but what about Google chrome?🫣 pic.twitter.com/fgjZyxtcHP
— Sunil Rao (@memer_mitron) July 25, 2025
Govt bans Ullu, ALTT, Desiflix, Big Shots for showing soft porn …
— UmdarTamker (@UmdarTamker) July 25, 2025
Instagram and YouTube : pic.twitter.com/xiCRmQmBjn
मर गया Ullu 🦉
— Mukesh Kumar Verma (@mukeshdeshka) July 25, 2025
सरकार का धन्यवाद। pic.twitter.com/r7pxlhz6RF
Indian government bans Ullu , ALTT (Alt Balaji) , Desiflix , Big Shots etc pic.twitter.com/PnMqRYucFQ
— 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁 (@DilSeMemes) July 25, 2025
#ullu
— Qasim Husain 🇮🇳 (@qasim_says_) July 25, 2025
Ullu vs X (twitter wale) pic.twitter.com/P0vXtlceLI
Government bans ullu pic.twitter.com/gbINmzRIDo
— Homelander DudhWala (@NotHomelander1) July 25, 2025
Govt bans #Ullu, ALTT, Desiflix, Big Shots …
— UmdarTamker (@UmdarTamker) July 25, 2025
Gen Z youth right now : pic.twitter.com/iGgZW2HuZI
Modi Govt bans Ullu, ALTT, Desiflix, Big Shots and other apps for showing obscene & adult content
— Nishant 🇮🇳 (@Nishantchant) July 25, 2025
Le telegram, Instagram, and other OTT platform who provide soft porn:- pic.twitter.com/MlcUPWL0Z9
After govt banned ullu, ALTT, Desiflix
— Rahul tripathi (@Rahultr39) July 25, 2025
My friend reaction:#ullu#AlTT pic.twitter.com/tPpNutAwg7
#IndianGovt #AppBan #DirtyApps #AdultContent
— g0v!ñD $#@®mA (@rishu_1809) July 25, 2025
Govt : We banned 25 OTT Apps including Ullu, ALT Balaji, Desiflix etc for Soft Porn
Twitter & Telegram : pic.twitter.com/PrFMbzhp1T
Indian government bans Ullu, ALTT, Desiflix, Big Shots pic.twitter.com/4sMT90m35X
— 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁 (@DilSeMemes) July 25, 2025




