Overview

• The Supreme Court is set to hear a plea on April 28 calling for a ban on sexually explicit content on OTT and social media platforms.
• The petition seeks the establishment of a National Content Control Authority to oversee and regulate digital content dissemination.
• Petitioners argue that unfiltered explicit material poses risks to public morality and youth, citing potential links to increased crime rates.
• The plea requests a temporary halt to platform access until mechanisms are in place to block pornographic content, particularly for minors.
• A proposed expert committee, led by a retired judge and psychologists, would evaluate content certification and study societal impacts.