[feb] Self-regulatory toolkit by OTTs

Question 1

context?

Answer 1

Over-the-Top (OTT) Platforms have adopted a “toolkit” for effective implementation of the self-regulation code of 2020.

Question 2

What are OTT platforms?

Answer 2

It is a streaming media service offered directly to viewers via the Internet.

Question 3

Universal Self Regulation Codes, 2020?

Answer 3

signed under the Internet and Mobile Association of India(IAMAI).

Question 4

features of code?

Answer 4

• Information Technology Act, 2000 is the primary governing statute
• includes a framework for age classification and content descriptions for titles as well as access control tools.
• set up a Consumer Complaints Department & advisory panel to deal with them

Question 5

Government response?

Answer 5

• refused on grounds
• lacks independent third-party monitoring,
• no well-defined Code of Ethics
• does not clearly enunciate prohibited content

Question 6

what will happen under toolkit?

Answer 6

-‘secretariat’ will be set up for monitoring the implementation of the code. It would have representatives from the OTT platforms and IAMAI.