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Zoya Akhtar: 'It is matter of time before virtual abuse seeps into real spaces'
PUBLISHED ON JAN 16, 2021 06:34 PM IST
Zoya Akhtar said many people do not have any fear of being held accountable and hence they go on to abuse anyone on social media platforms.
Kerala guv approves ordinance to check cyber bullying; experts wary
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram
UPDATED ON NOV 22, 2020 02:16 AM IST
At present, defamation cases under Section 499 and 500 of Indian Penal Code can only be filed by a person who has been targeted. Kerala’s new law will allow any third person or a police officer to file complaint.
Sonakshi Sinha files FIR against cyber bullies, one arrested
PUBLISHED ON AUG 21, 2020 06:30 AM IST
Sonakshi Sinha’s team had filed an FIR for online harassment on August 14 and one person has been arrested in relation to the case.
Digital age: Keep your children safe from online predators and hackers
By Grace Cyril | Hindustan Times, Delhi
UPDATED ON MAY 08, 2020 04:27 PM IST
With children spending more time on the internet these days due to the lockdown, the risks of online predators and hackers targeting them is on a rise. Here’s how you can be more careful.
‘Significant’ increase in cybercrime against women during lockdown: Experts
By Press Trust of India| Posted by: Susmita Pakrasi | New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAY 03, 2020 05:10 AM IST
Sextortion is extorting money or sexual favours from someone by threatening to reveal evidence of their sexual activity through means like morphed images.
1 in 3 adolescent internet users in India have gone through negative experience
By Press Trust of India | New Delhi
UPDATED ON FEB 19, 2020 04:33 PM IST
Three in every five adolescents (63 per cent) said they accepted friendship/connect request only from people they knew, while the rest said they accepted requests from friends of friends and strangers.
Peer victimisation may lead to risky sex among teenagers
By HT Correspondent | Indo Asian News Service, New York
UPDATED ON JAN 08, 2020 12:43 PM IST
According to the study published in the International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health, in 2015, approximately one-third of high school students in the US reported having sex recently.
K-pop star Goo Hara left 'pessimistic' note, says police
By HT Correspondent | Reuters
UPDATED ON NOV 25, 2019 03:50 PM IST
Fans mourning Goo's death flocked to her funeral home on Monday, while her colleagues cancelled their schedules and relayed condolences.
Ananya Panday on being bullied online: ‘I wanted to ignore it but it was affecting people around me’
By Juhi Chakraborty, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JUL 01, 2019 12:45 PM IST
Ananya Panday has started an initiative against cyber bullying. The actor was recently bullied by an alleged schoolmate who claimed that the actor lied about her admission to University of Southern California.
Parenting and its challenges in the age of the social media
By Neela Kaushik
UPDATED ON JUL 01, 2019 12:16 PM IST
Gurgaonmoms offers pointers on the dos and don’ts for parents on how to govern children’s internet usage over the years and educate them about responsibility.
We must listen to our children and help create bully-free zones for them
By Neela Kaushik
UPDATED ON JAN 28, 2019 03:00 PM IST
Bullying isn’t restricted to middle school anymore. You know your child needs help, but most times, you are left wondering what is the best way to handle a situation as sensitive and delicate as this.
Janhvi Kapoor says Anshula got rape threats over Koffee With Karan, Priyanka Chopra says trolls compare her to her dog
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON NOV 27, 2018 05:44 PM IST
Priyanka Chopra discussed the perils and wonders of social media with a bunch of guests at the Facebook office in Mumbai including Janhvi Kapoor, Ishan Khatter and Ayushmann Khurrana.
24-yr-old commits suicide after being bullied for dressing up as a woman
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Chennai
UPDATED ON OCT 19, 2018 08:51 AM IST
V Kalaiyarasan, a resident of Kannikapuram in Vyasarpadi, a northern suburb in Chennai, used to release videos of himself on a mobile-based application, TikTok..
The law must find ways to deal with online abuse of children
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON SEP 17, 2018 01:01 PM IST
Given the nature of the menace, only a collective effort of all stakeholders, including service providers, content providers, civil society and regulatory authorities, can help redress it. Young lives are at stake and there is no time to waste
Kerala CM orders probe into cyber bullying of woman college student selling fish for living
By HT Correspondent | Thiruvananthapuram
UPDATED ON JUL 27, 2018 10:12 PM IST
Hanan, who sold fish in a local market at Thammanam in the city after college hours, was viciously trolled on social media.
Britain minister threatens to regulate young people’s use of social media
By Reuters | Reuters, London
UPDATED ON APR 22, 2018 05:43 PM IST
Britain’s health minister Jeremy Hunt did not say what kind of regulations the government could impose, but gave the companies an April deadline to come up with measures to tackle cyber bullying and control the amount of time youngsters spent online.