The Union government has proposed guidelines defining “obscenity” and other disallowed content online in the Information Technology Rules, 2021, which govern social media companies and OTT streaming platforms, in a note for filing in the Supreme Court seen by The Hindu .
The proposal includes language that applies to all digital content — social media platforms, OTT streaming services, and digital news platforms — with broad restrictions incorporated from the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995.