The Supreme Court’s recent observation in a public interest litigation case titled Uday Mahurkar and others v Union of India and others, that there is a requirement to regulate “obscene” content on Over the Top (OTT) and social media platforms, has reignited the debate over the definition of obscenity and the necessity of judicial intervention to curb it down. This and the earlier controversy over Ranveer Allahabadia have made us ask again: Where do we draw the line between free speech and obscenity?