February 13, 2021
The Internet and Mobile Association of India on Thursday put out an “Implementation Toolkit” for its self-regulation code for streaming services. That code, which most major curated streaming services in India have already signed onto, has not been given a nod by the Ministry & Information & Broadcasting due to a perceived lack of independence in appeals bodies within streaming services as laid out in the code, and because the code doesn’t say what kind of content is prohibited. The implementation toolkit addresses these concerns by advising streaming services to have at least as many external independent members in their complaint bodies as internal members, and by including a list of laws applicable to content online.