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Delhi man creates fake Facebook profiles to harass brother's neighbour, posts obscene photo with descriptions; arrested
•The victim informed the police that some unknown person had created two fake Facebook profiles of hers and alleged that she has been receiving various sexually charged messages and pornographic photos by random people
Gurugram: Seven arrested for harassing woman, assaulting her friends at club
•Ten people, two managers and eight bouncers of the Udyog Vihar-based club, were booked in connection with the incident that took place around 2 am on Monday
Neighbour nuisance: Man booked for his ‘whistling’ parrot, one held for flashing next-door woman
Fp Staff •In at least two separate incidents in Pune city, neighbours have allegedly frustrated their fellow dwellers
Twitter abuse victims fear Elon Musk's free speech plans, but may not quit
•Harassment on Twitter also spills over into the real world, and it highlights just how much victims sometimes are forced to put up with
'Call It Out': Network18 and Truecaller to host event on women’s online safety today
Fp Staff •The event which is being held at the Oberoi Hotel will be addressing issues pertaining to online safety and security in today’s digital world and take into account the steps taken toward making the online space safer for women and building a safe environment for them
Facebook parent, Meta, adds 'personal boundary' tool after virtual world harassment
•The new function comes after complaints have emerged in press reports and in social media or blog posts of incidents of harassment
'Travesty of all democratic norms': Editors Guild condemns targeted harassment of women journalists
•EGI claimed that most of these attacks were targeted at those who were outspokenly critical of the government and the ruling party
Football Australia to investigate claims of sexual harassment raised by former members of senior women's team
•Star striker Lisa De Vanna, who earned 150 caps for Australia before her retirement last month, said she was regularly subject to predatory behaviour early in her career.
Why cute political bots should not distract us from the human hand behind them
•When we personify, we risk losing sight of the agency and responsibility bot creators and bot users have
News study finds 36% call centre agents have been threatened with violence
•The study, CX: The Human Factor, by ASAPP (an artificial intelligence (AI) research-driven company), also shows that 21 percent of female call centre agents have been sexually harassed by customers