The parliamentary standing committee on information technology had conversations with respect to strategies to control and force sensible limitations on content on Over-the-Top (OTT) platforms.
The board considered how content guidelines might be accomplished, given the sheer resources from which the content is received and curated in these platforms.
Prasoon Joshi, head of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), purportedly defended the board’s role to censor certain content from movies.
Joshi said that movie producers promptly consented to change or ‘cut’ content if the board notify them of it violating the Indian laws or having the capacity to hurt feelings.
The writer-lyricist told the panel that major advancements in technology and the emergence of OTT sites have left the Shyam Benegal Committee report on censorship largely redundant.
Members have reportedly apprised the panel that the Mudgal Committee’s report from 2013 that recommended moving from censorship to a certification regime will be more in tune with the current times.
Nonetheless, BJP MP from Jharkhand Nishikant Dubey advocated for some level of guideline remembering the nation’s overall diversity and widespread sensitivities.