The Supreme Court on Thursday came down heavily on Over The Top (OTT) platforms, saying some kind of screening is needed. The courts observation came while hearing a petition filed by Amazon India head Aparna Purohit.
“Few OTT platforms are showing some kind of pornographic content,” the bench of Justice Ashok Bhushan said.
An SC bench led by Justice Ashok Bhushan ordered the government, represented by the Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta, to place before it the recently framed guidelines for social media platforms on Friday, March 5.
The bench will also hear an anticipatory bail request of Amazon’s Aparna Purohit.
The top court was hearing a petition on the controversy around Amazon Prime Video’s latest show ‘Tandav.’
Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Purohit, termed the case against her as “shocking” saying this woman is an employee of Amazon and she is neither a producer nor an actor but still she has been made an accused in around 10 cases relating to the web series across the country.
“A balance has to be struck as some OTT platforms are also showing pornographic materials on their platforms,” the bench, also comprising Justice R S Reddy, said.
Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Purohit, termed the case against her as “shocking” saying this woman is an employee of Amazon and she is neither a producer nor an actor but still she has been made an accused in around 10 cases relating to the web series across the country.
Tandav, a nine-episode political thriller starring Bollywood A-listers Saif Ali Khan, Dimple Kapadia and Mohd Zeeshan Ayyub, started streaming recently.
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