New Delhi: Amid the uproar in the Lok Sabha, BJP MP Arun Govil raised the issue of obscene content on social media and OTT platforms during Question Hour. Replying to Arun Govil’s question, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said in the Lok Sabha that the government’s efforts to prevent obscene content on social media and OTT platforms need to strengthen existing law. The culture of our country is very different from the culture of countries where obscene content appears on OTT.
Union ministers ask for consensus building
Ashwini Vaishnav said, I hope the standing committee will discuss this issue. Existing laws need to be strengthened and I urge consensus on this. The minister said obscene content was also being shared on social media.
The government is drafting new policies
The Union Information and Broadcasting Minister said that earlier there used to be a team of editors publishing something. Therefore, no obscene content was posted. That no longer exists. Ashwini Vaishnav’s statement comes a month after her deputy L Murugan confirmed that the government is drafting a new policy to regulate OTT content.
The government has provided this information to the High Court
Let us tell you that in August last year, the government had also told the Delhi High Court that its policy to control social media platforms and intermediaries would include necessary rules and regulations to ensure freedom of hate speech and blasphemy on social media. from.
The court said that like many other countries, there is a need to immediately pay attention to the challenges faced by India and formulate appropriate laws, guidelines and rules to regulate content on social media and OTT platforms.
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