OTT platforms, such as Netflix and Prime Video is to be heard by the Supreme Court over rampant adult content rise. Learn here how the coming censorship norms will change digital entertainment in India
Notice Served to OTT Platforms for Surging Adult Content.
Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Ullu must now tremble in the harvest of petitions along with larger giants in social media like YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, or X. Adult material has been made so reachable that it threatens the fabric of morality among children and adolescents themselves, a serious crime.
OTT-based media finds itself in a frenzy of free expression with no definite law in place to keep such exuberant creativity under check. Critics say the increasing amount of content glorifying liberal portrayal has gone on to destroy young minds and cultures. Hence tighter restrictions should therefore be imposed upon OTTs to curb this alarming trend.
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Supreme Court
Well it is serious for the Supreme Court that has ordered a response within four weeks from both the central government and digital platforms. While the government asserts already provided regulations in context of the IT Act and the IT Rules of 2021. The Court has shown its dissatisfaction with them and hinted that something stronger is required.
The court also said the onslaught of no filters may be coming to an end unless in this area maturity comes into play with an emphasis now being laid on the youth audience. Existing regulations look unable to deal with the presently changing facets of the digital space.
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Censorship would soon be the case for OTT platforms.
Experts are of the view that censorship or some regulation over the digital platforms is now almost inevitable. The kind of freedom being enjoyed by the streaming platforms may soon be dealt a blow or curtailed by the stiff setter regulatory ring around its realm. There seems to arise an impending chorus for severe restrictions in the wake of growing worry regarding the viewership of content categorized as adult.
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Are there future prospects for digital entertainment?
The stage crafted by the Court is poised toward potential regulatory changes and the future of OTT in India hangs in the balance. The upcoming event with the power to change digital entertainment for life is being awaited by all players: audiences, creatives and platforms alike. The country will be shown evidence of stricter censorship and the result that follows in the immediate weeks.
