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RSS panel eyes OTT curbs after Bhagwat moral corruption warning
The Indian Express··16 Sept
The RSS formed an informal group to recommend curbs on OTT cultural pollution, The Indian Express reported. Sources said former vice-chancellors and pracharaks met last month and will send a proposal to the Union Ministry of Culture and other stakeholders. Mohan Bhagwat had urged OTT regulation by law in his October 12, 2024 Vijayadashami speech.
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What It Means For You
- Streaming viewers could face tighter content rules if the RSS proposal leads to new government standards.
- Families seeking age-appropriate shows may see platform labels shift if regulators act on Sangh feedback.
- Creators on Indian OTT services might need to navigate additional compliance if a censor-style body emerges.
What's Happening
- The Sangh set up the informal OTT group a few months ago, sources told the newspaper.
- Members include education and culture specialists among former vice-chancellors and pracharaks.
- Panel backers cite Kutumb Prabodhan feedback linking OTT to moral corruption concerns.
How OTT content is governed today
- Theatrical films use Central Board of Film Certification clearance under the 1952 Cinematograph Act.
- OTT platforms mainly follow 2021 IT intermediary and digital media ethics rules.
- Minister L Murugan told Lok Sabha on July 22 that 50 OTT platforms were disabled in two years for obscene content.
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