News Government ready to amend rules for OTT platforms to curb obscenity: India’s I&B Minister The government is already facing legal challenges in its attempt to control and censor OTT platforms through the IT Rules, 2021. Sarvesh MathiMarch 20, 2023
News Obscene, profane language in ‘College Romance’ corrupts young minds: Indian Court on TVF web series The Court's views on 'obscenity' as per 'Indian values' adds to anxieties around incoming centralized regulation of online content Sarasvati NTMarch 10, 2023
News How many complaints were addressed by India’s I&B ministry under the IT Rules, 2021? In a first, the Indian govt has revealed exactly how many grievances were dealt with under the IT Rules since being notification MitakshFebruary 9, 2023
News Speed up talks on regulation of OTT communication apps: Delhi HC to TRAI World Phone Internet Services Pvt Ltd moved the court in 2019 saying that OTT apps like WhatsApp should also comply with regulation Sarasvati NTDecember 15, 2022
News TRAI To Roll Out Truecaller-like app for caller identification Within 3 Weeks: Report TRAI has said that an app to identify callers based on KYC details will be rolled out: this is in line with the provisions... Akshit ChawlaNovember 19, 2022
News India’s telecom regulator may come up with consultation paper on OTT services in December: Report TRAI's consultation paper signals the government's keen intent on regulating OTT communication apps like WhatsApp, others MitakshNovember 17, 2022
News COAI Seeks Regulation Of ‘Communication OTTs’, Not All OTTs: S P Kochhar on the Draft Telecom Bill We interview SP Kochar, Director General of the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) for his take on regulating OTT services on par with... Akshit ChawlaNovember 16, 2022
News Either Regulate WhatsApp Like OTTs Or Relax Telcos’ Regulatory Burden, Says COAI Demands ‘same service, same rules’ for communication and OTTS's that use high bandwidth, seeking clarity on OTTs' definition Akshit ChawlaOctober 26, 2022
News Streaming companies continue to comply with grievance disclosures under IT Rules, 2021 even when not legally required Companies in the OTT streaming space comply with IT Rules 2021 on user 'grievances' despite pending legal challenges MitakshSeptember 29, 2022
News Indian government (once again) looking to regulate WhatsApp, Google Meet, and other internet calling apps DoT has sought the views of the TRAI to develop a framework for regulating internet calling and messaging apps like WhatsApp, Signal, and Telegram Sarvesh MathiSeptember 1, 2022