Save Culture Foundation pushes legal action against OTT platforms for sexually explicit content, cites police inaction, ET LegalWorld
At a press conference held at the Press Club of India, Uday Mahurkar, Founder of the Save Culture Save Bharat Foundation along with Sanjeev Newar, Founder of Gems of Bollywood, and Vineet Jindal, a Supreme Court lawyer, discussed the growing threat posed by the easy accessibility of sexually explicit content. They have initiated legal proceedings […]
SC rejects PIL for setting up autonomous body to monitor content on OTT, other platforms, ET LegalWorld
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a PIL seeking a direction to the Centre to set up an autonomous body to monitor and filter content and regulate videos on over-the-top (OTT) and other platforms in India, saying these are policy matters. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj […]
Trai mulls over withdrawal of OTT licensing consultation, Legal News, ET LegalWorld
India’s telecom regulator, Trai, is deliberating the possibility of withdrawing its consultation paper on a licensing framework for over-the-top (OTT) communication services, as per a TOI report. This comes on a day when Gopal Vittal, CEO of Bharti Airtel, sought a “regulatory oversight” for internet-based voice and messaging services to tackle spam and cyber frauds. […]
PIL in SC seeks autonomous body to regulate content on OTT, other digital platforms, ET LegalWorld
A PIL was filed on Tuesday in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Centre to set up an autonomous body to “monitor and filter” content and regulate videos on over-the-top (OTT) and other platforms in India. The PIL also referred to Netflix series IC 814:The Kandahar Hijack to highlight the need for such […]
Trai pushes MeitY to act strongly to curb spam, phishing on OTT apps, ET LegalWorld
The telecom regulator is pushing the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) to take strong steps to check rampant instances of spam and phishing communications that are rapidly shifting to over-the-top (OTT) apps, such as WhatsApp and Telegram. The OTT apps currently fall under MeitY’s mandate in terms of regulatory compliance – not under The […]