Online Safety and Women's Safety (Cybercrime) क्या है?
ऐतिहासिक पृष्ठभूमि
मुख्य प्रावधान
8 points- 1.
Online Safety encompasses measures to prevent cyberbullying, phishing, identity theft, online fraud, malware attacks, and exposure to illegal or harmful content.
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Women's Safety focuses on combating specific threats like image-based sexual abuse (IBSA)non-consensual sharing of intimate images, cyberstalking, online harassment, doxingpublishing private information without consent, trolling, and threats of violence.
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Legal provisions under the IT Act 2000 (e.g., Sections 66E, 67, 67A, 67B) and Indian Penal Code (IPC) (e.g., Sections 354C, 509) are crucial for addressing these crimes.
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Requires active collaboration between government agencies, law enforcement, social media platforms, and civil society organizations.
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Promotes digital literacy and critical thinking among users to identify, report, and protect themselves from online threats.
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Social media platforms are expected to implement robust grievance redressal mechanisms, content moderation policies, and user safety features.
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The news highlights the specific issue of deepfakes being used to alter women's photos and create obscene visuals, which is a severe form of IBSA and a direct threat to women's online safety.
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Government initiatives like National Cybercrime Reporting Portal and awareness campaigns like Cyber Dost aim to empower citizens.
दृश्य सामग्री
Reporting Mechanism for Online Harassment/Deepfakes
This flowchart illustrates the step-by-step process for individuals to report incidents of online harassment, including deepfakes and image-based sexual abuse, in India, involving both platform-level and government mechanisms.
- 1.Encounter Harmful Content (Deepfake, IBSA, Harassment)
- 2.Collect Evidence (Screenshots, URLs, User IDs)
- 3.Report to Social Media Platform (Grievance Officer)
- 4.Platform Action (Content Review, Removal, User Ban)
- 5.Satisfied with Platform Action?
- 6.Report to National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (cybercrime.gov.in)
- 7.Lodge FIR with Local Police/Cyber Cell
- 8.Law Enforcement Investigation & Legal Action
- 9.End: Content Removal, Perpetrator Action, Victim Support
हालिया विकास
5 विकासIncreased government focus on regulating social media platforms to ensure online safety, particularly through the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.
MeitY's advisories to platforms regarding deepfakes and the need for stricter content moderation to protect users, especially women.
Launch of various government portals and helplines for reporting cybercrime and providing support to victims.
Global efforts to develop international norms and standards for online safety and combating gender-based violence online.
Growing emphasis on platform accountability for harmful content and user safety.