Hays Code for OTT? Govt to come up with guidelines for ‘obscene’ content

The central government is gearing up to introduce revised guidelines for content on Over-the-Top (OTT) platforms, which will require these services to curb the use of “profanity” and “blur explicit scenes”, according to a report by The Times of India. The proposed regulations are also expected to encourage alternative portrayals of intimate scenes and moments of changing clothes while seeking a reduction in the use of profanity, even when it is considered vital to the script.