India, Feb. 18 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday called on Centre to consider regulating 'obscene content' on YouTube and other social media platforms, expressing concern over the misuse of these platforms by certain channels.

The Supreme Court's comments followed row over controversial remarks made by YouTuber and podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia during his guest appearance on the show India's Got Latent.

The top court was hearing a plea filed by Ranveer Allahbadia, who sought the clubbing of multiple FIRs filed against him in the matter and interim relief from arrest. Track India's Got Latent row updates

The Supreme Court said that it would not allow such a "vacuum and barren area" to persist.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar...