YouTube, owned by Google, announced on Tuesday that it has clear policies for removal requests from governments worldwide, following the National Human Rights Commission's (NHRC) directive to remove "obscene and vulgar" content based on podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia's comments on the contentious show "India's Got Latent."

A YouTube representative said in a statement that the company checks content for infractions of its Community Guidelines and reviews requests for government removal when they are brought to its attention through the appropriate legal channels.

“And, where appropriate, we restrict or remove content in keeping with local laws and our Terms of Service after a thorough review. All of these requests are tracked and included in our Transparency Report,” the spokesperson added.

According to YouTube, after a thorough review, the flagged video was blocked.

Assam Police has registered an FIR against Allahbadia for his controversial remark. The complaint was registered against four other social media influencers along with Allahbadia.

Several celebrities have spoken out against the controversial remarks made on the show.

Meanwhile, the NHRC member Priyank Kanoongo had written to YouTube, saying that the content in question prima facie appears to be in violation of various legal provisions under Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the Information Technology (IT) Act, and other applicable laws.

Referring to a complaint received by the NHRC against the show, Kanoongo asked the platform “to take urgent action to remove the concerned episode/videos from YouTube.”

“Prior to the removal of such content, you are also required to submit details of the channel and the specific videos to the concerned police authorities where the FIR has been registered, for further necessary action,” he wrote.

Allahbadia's vulgar remark kicked up a storm on social media, leading to widespread criticism from netizens and public figures. Subsequently, Allahbadia issued a public apology.