Mumbai: Digital Publisher Content Grievances Council (DPCGC) — a registered self-regulatory body for OTT platforms, has objected to the content being streamed on an OTT platform and ordered take-down of such content in 15 days.

The order was pertaining to a complaint on the obscene nature of the content being streamed on the platform. The complainant, Satish Waghela, had stated that some of the web series only had obscenity and nudity, which is contrary to the law of the land as well as the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.

The complainant had initially raised the matter with the platform but was dissatisfied with the action taken, as per the DPCGC order. The council, while reprimanding the platform, gave a strong advisory to take off these web series altogether or make suitable edits to the offending scenes to ensure they are in compliance with the IT Rules.