India, Dec. 18 -- The Government has disabled access to 43 OTT platforms for displaying obscene content, Union Minister L Murugan said in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.

In a written reply, the minister of state for information and broadcasting said OTT platforms are under an obligation not to transmit any content prohibited by law.

In response to a separate question, Murugan said the Central Board of Film Certification is a statutory authority established under the Cinematograph Act, 1952, to examine and certify cinematographic films for public exhibition.

The minister said OTT content is regulated under the provisions of Part III of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.

The Code ...