Grok obscene AI content: X submits response, IT Ministry deems it 'inadequate'The government has sought more details from X, including specific action taken on obscene content linked to its Grok AI and steps to preven...
07 Jan, 2026, 09.51 PM IST
SC bats for autonomous body to regulate social media contentThe Supreme Court has called for a neutral body to regulate social media content. Self-styled groups are deemed insufficient. The court que...
28 Nov, 2025, 12.20 AM IST
Porn ban in US? GOP senator pushes bill to make all porn illegal nationwide, and it’s moving forwardSenator Mike Lee's Interstate Obscenity Definition Act, aiming to ban pornography nationwide, has reached the committee stage, sparking int...
13 Aug, 2025, 12.31 AM IST
Govt blocks 25 OTT platforms for streaming obscene, vulgar contentThe action to disable 26 websites and 14 apps have been taken in consultation with the ministries of home affairs, electronics and IT, and ...
26 Jul, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
Visiting Pornhub could soon be illegal in the U.S.: Senators introduce new bill that may ban pornography nationwidePornhub could soon be illegal in the U.S.: Interstate Obscenity Definition Act, introduced by Utah Senator Mike Lee, could lead to a nation...
13 May, 2025, 09.51 PM IST
Supreme Court seeks Centre’s response on OTT content regulation petitionThe Supreme Court has addressed a petition concerning objectionable content on OTT platforms and social media, issuing notices to the Centr...
28 Apr, 2025, 07.36 PM IST
Govt pulls up OTT platforms for clearer classification of content amid 'India’s Got Latent' rowThe Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has advised OTT platforms to strictly follow the IT Rules 2021, emphasizing self-regulat...
20 Feb, 2025, 02.34 PM IST
SC calls for regulation of obscene online contentThe Supreme Court of India has expressed the need to regulate obscene content on social media, seeking the government's stance on the matte...
18 Feb, 2025, 11.51 PM IST
Blocked 18 OTT platforms for publishing obscene, vulgar content: GovtThe Indian government blocked 18 online video streaming platforms on March 14, 2024, for distributing obscene and vulgar content, according...
18 Dec, 2024, 09.01 PM IST
Parliamentary Panel to discuss OTT content with industry bodiesThe Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology will discuss the "Emergence of OTT Platforms and Related ...
11 Dec, 2024, 07.14 AM IST
ETtech Explainer: The govt’s ban on OTT platformsThe government banned 18 over-the-top apps for housing obscene, vulgar and, in some cases, pornographic content. The move comes after risin...
15 Mar, 2024, 03.30 PM IST
Government warns Facebook, YouTube to enforce rules to deter deepfakesThe warning was conveyed by deputy IT minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar in a closed-door meeting where he said many companies had not updated t...
24 Nov, 2023, 08.19 PM IST
IBDF tells its OTT members to avoid vulgar, abusive content without justificationThe DMCRC is part of the Indian Digital Media Industry Foundation (IDMIF), which has been formed by IBDF, and has 10 members, namely JioCin...
05 Nov, 2023, 12.48 AM IST
Worried about obscenity, government asks Netflix, other streaming services to review contentIndia has told Netflix, Disney and other streaming services that their content should be independently reviewed for obscenity and violence ...
14 Jul, 2023, 01.25 PM IST
Govt to ensure strict action against obscenity and abuse on OTT content: IB Min Anurag ThakurCurrently, OTT platforms have more liberty over their screening practices in the absence of censorship, because it only requires them to co...
20 Mar, 2023, 12.20 PM IST
Pakistan lifts ban on TikTok after assurances to control ‘immoral & indecent' contentsThe Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) had banned it in July after complaints that it was uploading and disseminating immoral conte...
20 Nov, 2021, 12.05 PM IST
- AXN ban sparks debate over ‘laws of obscenity’
Following I&B ministry’s decision to ban Sony’s satellite channel AXN for the next two months for airing “indecent content”, the company is...
19 Jan, 2007, 03.33 AM IST