Govt unveils new guidelines for social media and OTT platforms The government says that the new guidelines will ensure that the grievances of ordinary users are addressed in a time-bound manner, and with further transparency. 0 claps The government on Thursday unveiled the guidelines to regulate social media platforms and streaming or over the top (OTT) platforms. This decision will have a bearing on platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Netflix, and Amazon Prime, to name a few. Under the new guidelines, both social media and OTT platforms will have to adhere to further disclosures and have a faster redressal mechanism. According to the government, this decision was taken after they received scores of complaints from users on the content available on these platforms, as well as propelled by a direction from the Supreme Court.