NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is in the final stages of preparing a regulatory framework to address explicit and harmful content on social media platforms.
Seeking an additional four weeks, the Union government apprised a Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi that the proposed guidelines would soon be placed in the public domain to invite suggestions from citizens, experts, and other stakeholders.
The CJI Kant-led Bench was hearing a clutch of petitions filed by YouTubers Ranveer Allahbadia, Ashish Chanchlani, and others facing several FIRs over allegedly obscene and offensive remarks made during the controversial show "India's Got Latent".
During the hearing, the Apex Court stressed that existing provisions may require amendments to ensure meaningful checks on online content.