SC strict on pornographic content on OTT and social media issues notice to Centre

Supreme Court Notice: The Supreme Court has expressed displeasure over the pornographic content on OTT and social media. While hearing this matter, the Supreme Court said the need to make a concrete law. The Supreme Court is ready to test the petition. On this, the Supreme Court has also issued a notice. Justice BR Gavai said that there is a need to make a law on OTT and social media. A petition was filed in the Supreme Court regarding this. Hearing on which, notice has been issued to the social media platform including the Central Government. While hearing this matter, the Supreme Court said the need to make a concrete law. The Supreme Court is ready to test the petition. On this, the Supreme Court has also issued a notice.

Supreme Court issues notice to Centre, Netflix, Amazon Prime, Ullu, ALTT, X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and others on a PIL seeking direction to Centre to take appropriate steps to prohibit the streaming of obscene content on OTT and social media platforms. pic.twitter.com/wM32jlkqye

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Apart from the Central Government, the Supreme Court has issued notices to Netflix, Ullu Digital Limited, Alt Balaji, Twitter, Meta and Google.

What is the demand in the petition?

People including former Information Commissioner Uday Mahurkar had filed a petition in the Supreme Court against pornographic content. In this petition, the Central Government has been asked to constitute a National Content Control Authority (NCCO). Also, the petitioners say that a law should be made to stop obscenity on all social media platforms and OTT platforms. Also Read: 5 miraculous plants that will make you and your family healthy!

What has the Central Government said?

During the hearing in the Supreme Court, Solicitor General Tushar, while presenting the side of the Center, said that 'The government is not taking this petition otherwise. My concern is that children are also getting affected by it. The language of these programs is not only obscene, but also perverted. Even two men cannot sit together and watch today. The only condition was imposed that the content is for those above 10 years of age. But this does not mean that children do not have access to this content.

What did the Supreme Court say?

During the hearing of the case, Supreme Court judge BR Gavai said that we have also seen that parents give phones to their children to keep them busy. This is a serious matter. The executive and the judiciary should keep an eye on this. Also Read: India-France 63 crore deal of 26 Rafale Marine combat aircraft signed