New Delhi, Nov. 26 -- The ministry of information and broadcasting (MIB) has prepared a detailed proposal to amend the Information Technology (IT) Rules, 2021, to regulate digital content considered obscene. According to the proposal, the government plans to revamp the Digital Media Code of Ethics under the IT Rules, 2021, creating separate sections for digital content, streaming platforms, user-generated content, and digital news. This would extend compliance rules beyond OTT platforms to influencers and everyday social-media users. The proposal has been placed before the Supreme Court in connection with the ongoing cases Ranveer Gautam Allahabadia vs Union of India and the related CURE SMA Foundation of India vs Union of India. However, the government has also pointed out that the obscenity-related aspects cannot simply be added to existing IT Rules because parts of those rules are already under judicial stay. After the notification of the IT Rules, 2021, 15 writ petitions were filed across high courts challenging their legality.P6...