Technology Facilitated Gender-Based Violence And Journalists In India | #cybercrime | #infosec

Trigger Warning: This article discusses about gender-based violence perpetrated on women and queer journalists in India.


The Internet has provided each citizen with a platform to express their views and with this, there has been a huge rise in instances of cyber-crimes in India just like elsewhere in the world. It is commonly said that democracy depends on the capacity of journalists to speak the truth to inspect abuses, make contributions to, enhance public debate, and provide correct statistics on things around them. But, when it occurs in the context of journalism, women face significant challenges in the form of cybercrime, which poses a threat to their safety, privacy, and professional integrity.


According to reports, internet doxing, trolling, and hostile operations targeting female journalists are on the rise. In addition to violating human rights, this type of cybercrime aims to suppress them by undermining their authority and reputation.



A report that was primarily based on the studies with the aid of the International Centre for Journalists (ICFJ) and the University of Sheffield registered the reaction of over 1,000 women journalists across 15 nations and confirmed that globally, almost 3-quarters of women pursuing journalism have been a victim of online hate, violence, and harassment.



A report that was primarily based on the studies with the aid of the International Centre for Journalists (ICFJ) and the University of Sheffield registered the reaction of over 1,000 women journalists across 15 nations and confirmed that globally, almost 3-quarters of women pursuing journalism have been a victim of online hate, violence, and harassment. One of the senior researchers named, Prof Kalina Bontcheva quoted that the country has reached a peak of crisis factor in the degree of online violence and harassment towards women journalists. 



Source: Feminism in India


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