India, Aug. 8 -- The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) is considering a statutory framework to regulate OTT content considered offensive to society's moral standards, according to a parliamentary committee report tabled in the Lok Sabha by BJP MP Satish Kumar Gautam on Friday. The proposed framework may also provide for an independent post-release review panel to examine flagged content and recommend corrective action.

The development was disclosed by the Home Ministry on August 7 in its response to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, which had examined the regulation of OTT platforms and the protection of children from inappropriate content.

According to the report, seen by HT, a "comprehensive statutory ...