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OTT rules: No compromise on national security, says Scindia
Mint Kolkata
|February 26, 2026
Communications minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday said there can be “no compromise” on matters of national security when it comes to regulating over-the-top (OTT) communication platforms under the law.
Jyotiraditya Scindia, minister of communications.
(PTI)
The minister was replying to Mint's questions at a press conference on whether the OTT regulations come under the ambit of the telecom Act. This follows the department of telecommunications (DoT) move notifying rules that require apps such as WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal, to log out users who do not have active SIM cards from the services.
This story is from the February 26, 2026 edition of Mint Kolkata.
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