New Delhi, April 28 -- The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking regulation of obscene content on OTT platforms and social media, noting that the issue raised "serious concerns."
A Bench comprising Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice A.G. Masih issued notice to the Union Government and major OTT platforms including Netflix, Amazon Prime, AltBalaji, Ullu Digital, and Mubi, as well as social media giants X Corp, Google, Meta Inc, and Apple. The matter was also tagged with other similar pending petitions.
During the hearing, Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain, appearing for the petitioners, emphasized that the plea was not adversarial but raised a "genuine concern" regarding the unchecked circulation of o...