It’s Cyber Safety Week and the Mumbai police is turning the tables on trolls: the cops are using social media, the very medium trolls have mastered to spread their hate, to warn these creeps off. And they did it in style! Tweeting from the official accounts of both the Commissioner of Mumbai Police and the Mumbai Police, the cops showed that they can be as savvy and pithy as the cyber criminals they often hunt down. And they did it in style! Here are a few of the best tweets that will definitely have trolls and criminals thinking twice about using the online space to harass other users.
Not only did they warn off criminals, but they also gave advice to innocent users on how they can avoid falling victim to cyber crime.
It feels good if people follow you online, but not in real. Share your information carefully. #CyberSafetyWeek pic.twitter.com/r1nKKaYanl
— मुंबई पोलीस - Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) January 18, 2016
An online stranger can be a potential real life danger #CyberSafetyWeek pic.twitter.com/oWu4lfgOwf
— मुंबई पोलीस - Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) January 19, 2016
'Email' can turn into 'Blackmail' if you allow it to. Be cautious. #CyberSafetyWeek
— मुंबई पोलीस - Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) January 18, 2016