NCPCR asks govt to ensure disclaimers on OTTs to keep minors off adult content

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has written to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, asking it to ensure that over-the-top (OTT) platforms display disclaimers in “English, Hindi, and local/regional languages before showing any adult content”.

These disclaimers, it said, must cite Section 11 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, and Section 75 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, “warning subscribers that they may be held liable” under these legal provisions “if their child views adult content”.