DMCRC Chief Urges OTTs to Uphold Content Standards and Avoid Excess Profanity

The Digital Media Content Regulatory Council (DMCRC) hosted an interactive consultation with its member OTT systems on October thirteen, 2023, in New Delhi, below the steerage of retired Justice Mukul Mudgal.

Justice Mukul Mudgal, Chairperson of the DMCRC, pressured the importance of maintaining discipline and refraining from straying into the realm of unnecessary profanity within the content material of member over-the-top (OTT) channels all through this session.

Mudgal praised the member OTT platforms of the DMCRC for their adherence to quite a number rules and ethical guidelines, emphasizing, “It is vital for all to remain disciplined and keep away from crossing the boundary that distinguishes commendable content from unwarranted profanity,” as said via DMCRC.

The DMCRC, a self-regulating authority, boasts a roster of member OTT systems together with Disney+Hotstar, Zee5, SonyLiv, Jio Cinema, Voot, Manorama Max, Sun Nxt, Discovery+, Yupp TV, Nee Stream, and Fancode.

The interactive consultation, chaired with the aid of Justice Mukul Mudgal, tackled diverse subjects, consisting of the depiction of alleged obscenity, vulgarity, profanity, and violence within OTT content, providing recommendations for mitigation.

Justice Mudgal underlined the societal impact of the content disseminated with the aid of those structures, given their tremendous target audience reach, mentioning, “In a numerous democracy like India, you undergo a significant responsibility. These structures evidently have the liberty to present curated online content following thorough due diligence. This encapsulates the essence of content material self-regulation.”

Having formerly chaired the Broadcasting Content Complaints Council (BCCC), a regulator for non-news tv content material, Justice Mudgal harassed the continuing want for self-regulation, pronouncing, “These systems have a sturdy grievance redressal mechanism for their content.”

The consultation additionally addressed troubles concerning the implementation of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, and the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2003, on OTT platforms.