Results for: Content Regulation

RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat has voiced concerns about the impact of OTT platforms on the younger generation, citing ‘distorted propaganda’ and ‘poor values’ portrayed on these platforms. He has called for a legal framework to regulate content and has criticized the lack of control over what children are exposed to through mobile phones. Bhagwat also highlighted the importance of traditional values and condemned the rise of crime, politics, and a ‘poisonous culture’ in society.

A federal appeals court has ruled that a Pennsylvania town’s ordinance limiting lawn signs violates the First Amendment rights of residents. The ordinance, passed in 2021, restricted the number, size, and duration of non-commercial signs, including political signs. The court found that the ordinance discriminated based on content, was overly broad, and lacked a compelling reason to limit free speech.