India, Nov. 4 -- The Union information and broadcasting ministry on Monday issued an advisory to OTT platforms, digital news publishers, and intermediaries, seeking "strict adherence" to the Information Technology Act, 2000, and its rules, after noting instances of non-compliance by various players.

The advisory flags nine areas, from time-stamping of visuals to AI-generated content, where it wants publishers to exercise greater care.

"All the OTT Platforms and the Digital News Publishers are hereby advised to ensure strict adherence to the statutory provisions governing content published on online platforms, in letter and spirit," the advisory said. It does not name any platform or cite any specific violation.

The document, numbered D...