online abuse

The endless digital afterlife of abuse

April 04, 2026 6:48 am

When sexual violence goes viral, the internet becomes a permanent crime scene where the victim’s trauma is reperformed for a voyeuristic public

India’s new 3-hour deepfake removal rule: Experts urge strict compliance

February 17, 2026 6:34 pm

New Deepfake Rules in India: The amendments of IT Rules 2021 shorten deepfakes takedown timelines, introduce compliance obligations for platforms hosting synthetically generated information (SGI), three-months user warnings now mandatory.

Kerala plans tougher laws on online abuse

October 22, 2020 7:39 am

An official release said the Kerala High Court had earlier directed the state police to take steps against hate campaigns and attacks through social media. The time of the coronavirus pandemic has seen a spurt in attacks and hate campaigns on social media.

58 per cent young women face online harassment, abuse: Report

October 07, 2020 3:45 pm

Despite the anonymity that social media provides, girls and young women do know something about their harassers. Harassment from strangers was more frequent and more frightening than from people they knew

Violence against women: Here's how to stay safe online

November 25, 2019 11:55 am

There is an equally cautious need to raise awareness on online abuse and how women can stay safe online.

Bringing up babies in the age of artificial intelligence

March 13, 2019 6:17 pm

How much is too much and how much can we monitor? While some argue that AI-driven devices can inculcate good behaviour in children, others counter-argue that they may tend to express rude behaviour akin to bullying.

Chinese doctor commits suicide after being targeted online

August 30, 2018 7:01 am

A video of the incident was posted on Chinese social media allegedly by the boy’s family, stating that a minor was assaulted by a government employee.

Misogyny, sexism, threats: Women fight it all online too

August 11, 2017 12:15 pm

A woman who dares to have an opinion and broadcast it too, is highly likely to be personally targeted by denizens with the aim to ‘put her in her place’ and see her silenced.

Dating app has a fitting reply to abusive, bully male user on how to speak to women

June 12, 2016 8:37 pm

A dating app - keeping in mind the safety and respect of its female users - penned an open letter to a user for his bullying behaviour.

New laws needed to deal with online abuse in Australia: study

November 14, 2015 8:39 pm

Women and young adults are most likely to report being sexually harassed online

How often Indian users face harassment online: News in Numbers

June 22, 2020 6:19 pm

One in every five Internet users surveyed in India have reported having faced online harassment. This is one of the findings of surveys by the policy think-tank LIRNEAsia.

BJYM Protests Against The Congress Party For Using Abusive Language For PM Modi

June 22, 2020 6:54 pm