New Delhi, Nov. 27 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday underscored the need for a "neutral, independent and autonomous" regulatory body to oversee obscene, offensive or illegal content on digital platforms, expressing dissatisfaction with the current self-regulation framework adopted by media and OTT entities.
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing petitions filed by podcaster Ranveer Allahabadia and others seeking the clubbing of FIRs linked to allegedly obscene content in the online show "India's Got Latent."Earlier, the court had widened the scope of the case to frame broader guidelines on online obscenity.
Attorney General R. Venkataramani and Solicitor General Tushar Mehta informed t...