Plea in Madras High Court seeks order to Tamil Nadu govt to regulate YouTube content

CHENNAI: A public interest litigation petition has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking orders to the government to evolve a mechanism to regulate the functioning of YouTube in order to keep a check on the ‘unbridled display of objectionable content’ which affects the ‘peace and tranquillity in the society’.

“The lack of a mechanism to regulate YouTube content is affecting the peace and tranquillity of the general public,” the petitioner, advocate V Parthiban said, adding that such unrestricted videos paved the way for child abuse as explicit content is uploaded for monetary benefits.