Centre Mandates OTT Safeguards for Child Protection

• The Central Government mandates stronger safeguards on OTT platforms to protect children from age-inappropriate content.
• Under the IT Rules, 2021, OTT platforms must classify content into five age-based categories and implement robust parental controls and viewer verification.
• OTTs are required to ensure no content prohibited by existing laws is transmitted, with a three-level grievance redressal system in place for compliance.
• The IT Rules also obligate intermediaries to prevent false information, supported by PIB's Fact Check Unit and Section 69A for blocking content threatening national security.

Why It Matters: These rules impact what content you and your children can access on streaming platforms.