New Delhi, Jan. 17 -- India is planning to draft and legislate an overarching statute for OTT (over the top) platforms and news websites that will define a framework for their self-regulation, and address the issues of sensitive content and fake news - a move that is aimed at creating a level playing field in the business. There are at least 40 OTT platforms including global ones such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and HotStar (Disney Plus) and hundreds of news content websites. While news on sensitive content on some of the larger OTT platforms makes the headlines - Netflix's Sacred Games and A Suitable Boy have both come under fire from various groups - a bunch of home-grown platforms that largely air soft-porn have managed to stay under the radar. According to government officials familiar with the matter, the issue of self-regulation in digital media was taken up at the highest levels this month and ministry of Information and Broadcasting has decided to frame an overarching statute under which digital media can regulate itself....