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Bengali Actor Shruti Das Approaches Cops Alleging She Was Abused Online Over ‘Dusky Skin’
Bengali television actor Shruti Das gained popularity after playing the titular role in the supernatural drama Trinayani.
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Kavita Kaushik Shares Screenshots Of Abusive Chats; Asks Mumbai Police To Take Action
Kavita Kaushik revealed that one of the persons abusing her is a minor who needed to be called out today so that he doesn’t abuse a girl tomorrow.
Cardi B Deletes Her Twitter Account Citing Harassment Over Her Relationship With Husband Offset
Cardi and Offset had announced a split in December 2018 after getting married in secret in 2017.
Pooja Bhatt Reveals She Has Received Rape And Death Threats On Instagram
“Instagram seems to have become a place where people anonymously and otherwise use their access to hurl abuse,” wrote Pooja Bhatt.
UP Cop Suspended For Sending Inappropriate Messages To Woman
A sub inspector probing dowry case of a woman has been suspended. The accused cop identified as Ajay Prakash Singh sent the woman complainant inappropriate messages and videos on WhatsApp. The woman went to the police for registering a complain of harassment for dowry . She recently had a fallout with her in-laws following which a […]
Indian Women Politicians Face 10,000 Abusive Tweets Per Day: Study
The study analyzed tweets only for a short span of March 2019- May 2019 and yet the number of abusive or problematic tweets faced by Indian women politicians was approximate twice the number of same faced by the women politicians in UK and US.
Indian Female Journalists Battle Threats For Having Opinions
Journalists in India are under threat more so the female journalists who are rampantly targeted on various social media sites. Online abuse, threats, trolls, WhatsApp messages and at times, even offline intimidation – it is continuous harassment for some of the country’s most outspoken scribes. Worse, it’s gendered and reeks of misogyny. Author and columnist Bachi […]
Star Wars Actress Kelly Marie Tran Deletes All Instagram Posts
Call it toxic fandom or maddening craze for the virtual world, after suffering months of racist and sexist abuse on social media, Star Wars actress Kelly Marie Tran, 29, has deleted all her posts from the social media site Instagram. Tran has deleted all her posts, leaving the site with a line in her biography that reads “Afraid, […]
A Safer Internet Is Good For All! Let’s Change.
“The internet is here, the internet is great” sang the British YouTubers Dan and Phil at their World Tour shows. After all, it is what has employed them for the past ten years. The internet is an amazing place for all those who want to positively explore new genres and to learn something interesting. A […]
Legal Round Table: Creating Awareness on Sexual Harassment
Globally, sexual harassment is a prevalent issue. It occurs behind the closed doors and in public domains in equal proportion. Even if there are laws in place redressing still seems far-fetched. There is a lack of general awareness around the rights and how to file complaints among the youth. Moreover, concerns like victim-blaming by sections […]
