{"id":"f-80ae245e0c-24a2c539-d0fc-5b00-885e-0e6e18be7e91","title":"Access to 43 OTT platforms blocked for showing obscene content: Minister","description":"","timestamp":1765976157,"category":"national_v_two","headline":"Access to 43 OTT platforms blocked for showing obscene content: Minister","modifiedHeadline":"Obscene Content: 43 OTT Platforms Blocked","subCategories":["scid_f9e06305"],"region":"IN","bundleMetaData":{"bundleId":"7b48871c-c993-4956-b43d-6f46f8e1b036","bundleTitle":"Today In India","cardData":null},"iabCategoryId":"386","fcSummary":"The government has blocked access to 43 OTT platforms for showing inappropriate material, according to Union Minister L Murugan. He stated that OTT platforms are required to refrain from broadcasting any content that is prohibited by law, as per IT Rules, 2021.","summary":"Obscene content crackdown! Minister reveals access to 43 OTT platforms blocked, sparking outrage and debate over censorship limits.","ctaUrl":"https://trends.glance.com/newz/news/IN/en/news18/f-80ae245e0c-24a2c539-d0fc-5b00-885e-0e6e18be7e91","sourceUrl":"https://www.news18.com/agency-feeds/access-to-43-ott-platforms-blocked-for-showing-obscene-content-minister-9776360.html","bannerImage":"https://g-mob.glance-cdn.com/public/fc/image/jUd8H-4gia70.webp","content":"

New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) Government has disabled access to 43 OTT platforms for displaying obscene content, Union Minister L Murugan said in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.

In a written reply, the minister of

\n\n

state for information and broadcasting said OTT platforms are under obligation not to transmit any content prohibited by law.

In response to a separate question, Murugan said the Central Board of Film Certification is a statutory authority established under the Cinematograph Act, 1952 to examine and certify cinematographic films for public exhibition.

\n\n

The minister said OTT content is regulated under the provisions of Part III of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.

\n\n

The Code of Ethics requires OTT platforms to avoid publishing content prohibited by the law and undertake age-based classification of content as per the guidelines in the Rules, he said.

Murugan said these Rules also outline a three-tier institutional mechanism to ensure adherence to content-related norms and to address public grievances — Level I, self-regulation by the publishers; Level II, self-regulation by the self-regulating bodies of the publishers; and Level III, oversight mechanism of the Central government.

\n\n

“The grievances related to OTT content are duly forwarded to the concerned OTT platforms for appropriate action under Level-I of the redressal mechanism, viz self-regulation by the publishers, provided under the IT Rules, 2021,” the minister said. PTI SKU SKU RUK RUK

","readDurationInMinutes":"2","author":{"name":"News18","logo":"https://glance-mob.glance-cdn.com/public/bubble/png/93a0a932-2fe3-40ed-bfdb-4582706f8183.jpeg"},"ism":false,"analyticsResponses":[],"pointerSummary":["Govt blocked 43 OTT platforms for obscene content display per Minister Murugan.","OTTs must avoid illegal content, classify content by age under IT Rules, 2021.","IT Rules have 3-tier system for content norms, grievance redressal on OTT platforms."],"tags":["OTTPlatforms","ObsceneContent","LMurugan","LokSabha","InformationAndBroadcasting","ITRules2021","DigitalMediaEthicsCode","Censorship","ContentRegulation","CentralBoardOfFilmCertification","CinematographAct1952","SelfRegulation","GovernmentOversight","ContentClassification","PublicGrievances"],"consent":true,"redirectionEnabled":false}

Access to 43 OTT platforms blocked for showing obscene content: Minister

SUMMARY