The notice issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting reads, “The Ministry has received references from Hon’ble Members of Parliament, representations from statutory organizations and public grievances regarding alleged spread of obscene, pornographic and vulgar content published by certain publishers of online curated content (OTT platforms) and Social Media.”
Advisory to OTT platforms against nisitha, indecency and obscenity:
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has issued an advisory to online curated content publishers (OTT platforms) and self-regulatory Bodies of OTT platforms, to ensure strict adherence to India’s laws and the… pic.twitter.com/xMjddk9ns0
— Kanchan Gupta 🇮🇳 (@KanchanGupta) February 20, 2025
“In this regard it is stated that Part-III of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media, Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, inter alia, provide for a Code of Ethics for OTT platforms, and a three-level institutional mechanism for redressal of grievances relating to violation of the Code of Ethics.”
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