The parliamentary panel pushes to bring the broadcast bill; Experts feared censorship guidelines after Ranveer Allahbiya Ro

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology has requested the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to introduce the new broadcasting services (regulation) Bill in Parliament as soon as possible.

The panel was found earlier this month at Parliament House Annexe. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP and Panel President Nishikant Dubey and officials of various ministries attended the meeting. Bill replaces the 1995 Cable Television Network Act.

The Ministry is working on a new draft of the bill, which can be broadcast for inter -minister consultation. The draft bill will then be presented for the idea of ​​the cabinet.

In its meeting on March 5, the committee considered and adopted two draft action reports. The meeting features a comprehensive presentation and evidence on a comprehensive presentation and evidence with representatives of major ministries on ‘Artificial Intelligence and Impact of Related Issues’, including the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEIT), Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Commerce and Industry and others. Hindu

“This process is expected to take some time. According to a report, the committee will be duly informed about the progress of this process, ”The ministry has informed the committee in response to its action. Hindustan Times.

The panel has been learned to recommend that the cable television industry should be regulated through a comprehensive Act as there are currently many acts, rules and guidelines with several regulators such as MIB, TRAI and Telecommunications Department.

While the first draft of the bill was placed in a public domain for public consultation on November 10, 2023, the second draft was shared with selected stakeholders in July 2024 and was not placed in a public domain.

The second version sought to implement the obligations of streaming platforms (“OTT Broadcasting Services”) on all news material creators, including those who are not associated with heritage media or registered digital media.

In August last year, the Ministry was learned to withdraw the Draft Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, 2024, as it controversial and criticized the apprehensions that the government was trying to control more over online materials.

The new draft individuals were defined in the bill as ‘Digital News Broadcasters’, which was a set of responsibilities and code of conduct, which was a set of responsibilities and code of conduct so far under the Cable Television Network (Regulation) Act, 1995, under the same umbrella of laws – under the same umbrella of laws and broadcasters.

The Sangh government’s recent advice for social media and streaming platforms strengthened platforms to monitor or monitor vulgar or obscene or obscene, after displeasure over unruly jokes in YouTube shows, which could express concern about the specialty of Podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia and Comic Samay Raina.

‘Severe sensorship may result in result’

Experts stated that the bill would consolidate the existing guidelines and create a level playground between various broadcasters including OTT services. However, he hoped that the government serves as intensive consultation before submitting the bill in Parliament, “instead it was done instead only to select select service providers, such as it was done with the final draft of the bill in July 2024.”

“Any bill to regulate content on the Internet can affect the freedom of speech, not be taken lightly and should be fully debated. The final repetition of the bill also included its ambitious social and political commentators on the Internet on YouTube and other platforms, and provided wide powers to intervene and restrict the transmission to the government. This is risky for any democracy and can result in serious sensorship, ”Rohit Kumar said, founder partner – Quantum Hub (TQH), a public policy firm