SC to listen to plea to ban sexually specific content material on OTT, social media platforms

The plea stated if left unchecked, the unregulated unfold of obscene materials may have extreme penalties on societal values, psychological well being and public security.

It claimed the petitioners have taken quite a few steps by sending representations or complaints to the competent authorities, nevertheless, the identical have yielded no efficient end result.

“It’s the want of the hour that the state should uphold its constitutional responsibility to safeguard public morality, defend weak populations, and be sure that the digital area doesn’t change into a breeding floor for deviant behaviour,” the plea stated.

It stated affordability and widespread penetration of web has made specific supplies available to customers of all ages with none checks.

It has sought a route to the Centre to cease entry to social media and OTT platforms till these platforms formulate a mechanism to make sure that all pornographic content material is made inaccessible, particularly to kids and minors in India.

The plea has urged the highest court docket to represent a committee headed by a retired apex court docket choose and consisting of eminent consultants within the area to supervise and certify for publishing or streaming contents on OTT and social media platforms on the strains of the Central Board of Movie Certification till a regulation is enacted to manage it.

It has additionally sought to represent an professional committee of reputed psychologists recognised by the Rehabilitation Council of India and different consultants to conduct a nationwide examine and submit a report to judge the opposed influence of sexually specific content material on these consuming such content material and its after results on society at giant.