One of the most notable aspects of the series is its relationship with Indian law. In 2009, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology directed internet service providers to block the website. This action was taken under the Information Technology Act, citing concerns regarding public morality and the potential for the content to be detrimental to societal standards. This ban triggered a nationwide debate:

Dinner is rarely a silent affair. In a typical Indian home, you don’t “set the table” for four; you spread newspapers on the floor or sit around a low coffee table, and the meal is a free-for-all.

Sociologists and feminists weighed in on the debate. Filmmaker Pritish Nandy called Savita "a symbol of freedom, of empowerment, of the sexuality our women can wield". Graphic novelist Sarnath Banerjee lamented that India had joined "China, Iran, North Korea" in internet censorship.