Following the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry has blocked social media URLs and acc...

Per the report, influencers may need to provide an age-based classification, ratings and disclaimers about the content they upload.

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has advised OTT platforms to strictly follow the IT Rules 2021, emphasizing self-regulat...

Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia stated that regulating over-the-top (OTT) platforms falls under the Information and Broadcasti...

The government has issued an advisory to OTT platforms, cautioning them against portraying drug use without disclaimers. Concerned about th...

The government has introduced the Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, 2023, aimed at modernizing and unifying the regulatory framework...

The ministry intends to establish self-regulation through content evaluation committees and a broadcast advisory council. It also aims to p...

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has opened public consultation on the Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, 2023, designed ...

The DMCRC is part of the Indian Digital Media Industry Foundation (IDMIF), which has been formed by IBDF, and has 10 members, namely JioCin...

"People are misusing genuine OTT platforms to bypass the system because they are not regulated, they are not subject to any security regula...

Two of India’s leading over-the-top (OTT) industry lobby groups have told the government that their OTT platforms are ensuring compliance w...

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting had issued advisories to private television channels, digital news publishers and OTT platform...

The MIB sends letters to individual players as and when a violation is brought to its notice. Offshore online betting platforms Fairplay, P...

In the advisory, the govt said online offshore betting platforms are now using news websites as a surrogate product to advertise the bettin...

IAMAI has finalised an ‘implementation toolkit’ even as the government has initiated consultations at the highest levels involving official...

While many democratic countries have clear guidelines for online content, India has been lax on this front. An attempt to self-regulate was...

OTT players like Netflix, MX Player, Amazon Prime Video, Disney-Hotstar & Zee5 are among 15 signees. The ombudsman framework includes age c...