Ranveer Allahbadia Row: The government will make new rules and regulations regarding online content, know what the ministry said
Ranveer Allahbadia Row: There are no specific rules and regulations regarding the content of OTT platforms or YouTube, due to which the demand for amendment in the laws is increasing.
Ranveer Allahbadia Row
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is going to take a tough stand on obscenity and violence shown on wallet PLATFORM' target='_blank' title='digital-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>digital platforms. It examines the existing statutory provisions and the need for a new legal framework to regulate harmful content regarding the matter.
In its reply to the parliamentary panel, the ministry said, 'There is a growing concern in the society that the constitutional right to freedom of expression is being misused to show obscene and violent content on wallet PLATFORM' target='_blank' title='digital-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>digital platforms.' The Communications and IT Committee, headed by bjp mp Nishikant Dubey, told the Standing Committee that some provisions exist under the existing laws, but there is a need to make a strict and effective legal to regulate such harmful content.
Ranveer Allahabadia's case was taken seriously
According to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, many High Courts, the Supreme Court, MPs, and the National Commission for women have taken Ranveer Allahabadia's case very seriously. Everyone has spoken on this. Many criminal cases have been registered against Ranveer Allahabadia. His apology has not reduced the controversy.
In the recent hearing, the supreme court may have given protection from arrest to Ranveer Allahabadia but made very critical comments on his indecent remarks.
The committee had asked about the amendments on february 13
The Ministry told the committee that a detailed note would be submitted after detailed deliberations on the matter. On february 13, the committee asked the ministry about the amendments required in the existing laws to ban harmful content. There is no specific regulatory framework for new media services operated by the Internet, such as OTT platforms or YouTube, due to which the demand for amendment in the laws is increasing.
There have been some concerns about the amendments to the laws that authorities may use the new provisions to censor content for other reasons. However, the repeated outrage over incidents such as those involving Allahabadia has fuelled calls for strengthening the legal framework by amending existing laws or enacting new acts.
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