India, Feb. 12 -- From the National Commission for Women (NCW) to a joint parliamentary panel, there are growing demands for enacting legislation to bring social media platforms and OTT streaming platforms under the ambit of law.

This comes amid a furore over comments made by content creator Ranveer Allahbadia on comedian Samay Raina's YouTube webseries "India's Got Latent".

In a post on X, NCW chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar said that she has written a letter to IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw regarding the "increasing prevalence of obscene content" on OTT platforms. She also emphasised the need for immediate regulatory measures to address this issue, citing violation of multiple legal provisions including the IT Act, POCSO Act and the Bharti...