Don’t transmit vulgar content, follow ethics: Govt to OTT platforms

The government on Thursday warned OTT platforms against transmitting content that is barred by law. The move comes after the Supreme Court called for the regulation of obscene YouTube content in the wake of influencer Ranveer Allahbadia’s vulgar jokes.

In an advisory to online curated content publishers and self-regulatory bodies on OTT platforms, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said all OTT platforms must adhere to the provisions of applicable laws and the Code of Ethics prescribed under the IT Rules, 2021, while publishing content on their platforms, including adherence to age-based classification of content.