SC notice to Centre over PIL for ban on obscenity on OTT
Bengaluru, April 29 -- The Supreme Court on Monday sought the central government's response on a petition seeking regulation or prohibition of obscene content on social media and OTT platforms. A bench of justices BR Gavai and AG Masih also issued notices to major OTT and social media platforms. The court, however, cautioned that it might have limited scope for interference and that the government must step in to regulate such content.
"This is either for the legislature or executive. As it is, we are being accused by some of interfering with legislative and executive functions," the bench said, referring to the recent criticism of the judiciary by Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar. The court was hearing a PIL filed by Uday Mahurkar, represented by advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain, who argued that inappropriate content was widely available online without effective checks. Solicitor general Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, submitted that while some regulations already exist, additional measures are being contemplated. P4...
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