Editing Profanity (section)

===India===
Sections 294A and 294B of Indian penal code have legal provisions for punishing individuals who use inappropriate or obscene words (either spoken or written) in public that are maliciously deliberate to outrage religious feelings or beliefs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiacode.nic.in/acts/1_Indian%20Penal%20Code,%201860.pdf|title=Indian Penal Code|date=1 May 1861|website=indiacode.nic.in|access-date=7 February 2019}}</ref> In February 2015, a local court in Mumbai asked police to file a [[first information report]] against 14 Bollywood celebrities who were part of the stage show of ''[[All India Bakchod]]'', a controversial comedy stage show known for vulgar and profanity based content.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.moneylife.in/article/aib-roast-court-asks-to-file-fir-against-karan-johar-deeepika-padukone-aalia-bhat-ranvir-singh-and-arjun-kapoor/40471.html|title=AIB Roast: Court asks to file FIR against Karan Johar, Deeepika Padukone, Aalia Bhat, Ranvir Singh & Arjun Kapoor|website=Moneylife NEWS & VIEWS|access-date=12 February 2019}}</ref> In May 2019 during the election campaign, Indian Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] listed out the abusive words the opposition Congress party had used against him and his mother during their campaign.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/news/pm-modi-lists-out-abuses-hurled-at-him-says-congress-did-not-even-spare-his-mother/articleshow/69234944.cms|title=PM Modi lists out abuses hurled at him, says Congress did not even spare his mother|date=8 May 2019|author=PTI|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=5 September 2019}}</ref>

In January 2016, a Mumbai-based communications agency initiated a campaign against profanity and abusive language called "[[Gaali free India]]" ({{transliteration|hi|gaali}} is the [[Hindi]] word for profanity).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/mam/media-and-advertising/ad-campaigns/three-ad-campaigns-to-watch-out-for-on-republic-day-160125|title=Three ad campaigns to watch out for on Republic Day|date=25 January 2016|website=Indian Television Dot Com|language=en|access-date=7 March 2019}}</ref> Using creative ads, it called upon people to use swatch (clean) language on the lines of [[Swachh Bharat Mission]] for nationwide cleanliness. It further influenced other news media outlets who further raised the issue of abusive language in the society especially incest abuses against women, such as "mother fucker".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-mother-sister-daughter-whose-gaali-is-it-anyway-2180156|title=Mother, sister, daughter... whose gaali is it anyway?|date=21 February 2016|website=DNA India|language=en|access-date=12 April 2019}}</ref>

In an increasing market for OTT content, several Indian web series have been using profanity and expletives to gain attention of the audiences.<ref>{{Cite web |last=vishalingale |date=1 February 2021 |title=7 Indian shows on Netflix that you should not watch with your parents |url=https://www.gqindia.com/binge-watch/collection/indian-shows-on-netflix-not-watch-parents/ |access-date=1 April 2022 |website=GQ India |language=en-IN}}</ref>