The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting advised OTT platforms to comply with Indian laws and ethical guidelines following complaints about obscene content. Attention was drawn to various laws and the Code of Ethics under IT Rules, 2021. Platforms should enforce age-based content classification and self-regulatory bodies must ensure rules' adherence.
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