Progress

Current status
adopted
25 Feb 2021 adopted

Scope

Implementers
India
Policy Area
Authorisation, registration and licensing
Policy Instrument
Age verification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
streaming service provider
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

25 Feb 2021
adopted

Adoption of Information Technology Rules 2021 including content classification requirement to protect minors for OTT service providers

The India Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology adopted the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 which include the requirement for OTT service providers to classify content in catego…

Source
Event type order
Action type adoption
Government branch executive
Government body central government