Industry bodies to meet Parliamentary committee for talks on OTT content regulation
As per media reports, the meeting with the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology will be held on December 20
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Published: Dec 11, 2024 12:33 PM | 1 min read
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A parliamentary panel has invited industry bodies to discuss the growth of OTT platforms and related issues, media networks have reported.
The meeting with Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology will be held on December 20.
The committee wants to address concerns over obscenity in terms of the content on OTT.
As per reports, the government is considering stricter regulations although industry bodies are seeking self-regulation mechanisms as per rules under the Information Technology Act.
Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting, Railways, and Electronics & IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw, recently highlighted the urgent need to strengthen existing laws governing social media and OTT platforms.
Speaking on the subject, the Union Minister had said, “We are living in the era of social media and OTT platforms. However, the democratic institutions and traditional forms of the press that once relied on editorial checks to ensure accountability and correctness of content, have seen these checks diminish over time.”
He noted that due to the absence of such editorial oversight, social media has become a platform for freedom of press on one hand, but on the other hand, it has also become a space for uncontrolled expression, which often includes vulgar content.
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