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Online abuse of women driven by misogyny, apathetic policing of internet; time to look beyond legal recourse for solution
Malavika Rajkumar •Faceless trolls revel in the apathetic policing on the online space, where the focus area is on cyber-terrorism, and online abuse of women takes a backseat.
Journalists Ravish Kumar, Rajdeep Sardesai threatened: Act against trolls, Ashok Chavan tells Rajnath Singh
Fp Staff •Chavan's letter comes hours after Kumar had posted an open letter addressing Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his Facebook page.
Gurmehar Kaur's 'viral' video: Sexually-repressed Indian men inflate everything into controversy
Bikram Vohra •Now, it reappeared as a personification of Gurmehar having a good time. Even if it was her whose business is it to decide whether she can or cannot sing and whether or not to dance in a four-wheeler.
Google's AI tool Perspective to help media websites combat online abusive comments
Fp Archives •Google said it will begin offering media groups an artificial intelligence tool designed to stamp out incendiary comments on their websites.
Rajdeep Sardesai walked out from an uneven battlefield: Time bells tolled for trolls
Bikram Vohra •Do you blame Rajdeep Sardesai for walking away from the uneven battlefield? What would you do if your family members were attacked so viciously?
Rajdeep Sardesai's Twitter walkout is victory for sanskari trolls
Sandipan Sharma •By leaving Twitter, Rajdeep Sardesai has given the online trolls a glimpse of his weakness.
Your comments will get you a long date with us: Mumbai Police says to trolls on Twitter
Fp Staff •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.
JP Morgan retreats after proposed Q&A attacked by Twitter trolls
Fp Archives •JPMorgan Chase & Co canceled a question and answer session on Twitter with a veteran investment banker after being flooded with insults
JP Morgan retreats after proposed Q&A attacked by Twitter trolls
Fp Archives •JPMorgan Chase & Co canceled a question and answer session on Twitter with a veteran investment banker after being flooded with insults
Fan puts NaMo in a spot: Amitabh Bachchan 'infuriated' over fake video
Fp Staff •Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan sought to distance himself from a video uploaded on YouTube where the actor is seen endorsing Gujarat CM Narendra Modi.