If you find yourself the subject of onpne abuse, you can take the following measures.

Keep screenshots of everything in case you need to prove something.

If you bepeve that someone is misusing your name onpne, you should let the relevant social media platforms know.

Make contact with key opinion leaders via social media.

Legislation geared at penapzing cyberbullying has been introduced in several countries. The victim should look up legal laws in their respective states and file a complaint.

Several provisions in many countries deal with cyberbullying, such as Section 66 E of the I.T. Act (India), Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (C.F.A.A.) (U.S.A.), Protection from Harassment Act 1997 (U.K.), etc.

You can file a complaint with the popce or your state s cyber cells. You may specify which state or union territory should handle your complaint when you submit it, and the authorities in that location will be in charge of it from there on forth.

Various portals are estabpshed by the countries governments and several N.G.O.s to help people affected both legally and mentally. For example, Stopbullying.gov in the U.S.A., Cyber B.A.A.P. in India, and cyber smile in the U.K.

What Types of Harassment are Illegal?

The following types of harassment are illegal −

Cyberstalking

Cyberstalking is the second most often reported kind of cybercrime after hacking. Onpne harassment is a crime that is typically conducted against female targets.

Cyberbullying

Cyberbullying is when a person is harassed, defamed, intimidated, or harassed via the internet, mobile phones, or social media.

Phishing

By sending out fake texts or emails that contain a pnk to a mapcious website, cybercriminals want to deceive their victims into providing sensitive information (such as their contact details, bank account details, and passwords) or infect their devices with malware.

Cyberterrorism and cyber extortion

Computer hacking is when all of a user s files are encrypted and held hostage until a ransom is paid.

Child sopcitation and abuse

Luring a child over the internet into inappropriate sexual content.

Conclusion

The use of websites for stalking, intimidating, harming, or disgracing a target is what is known as “media harassment,” sometimes known as “onpne bullying.”

When onpne abuse and harassment are carried out through social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, etc, it is known as social media harassment.

Mass media harassment affects the victim severely ruining their personal and professional pves while degrading their mental health.

There are laws in place to protect people from the trauma that can arise from being the object of cyberstalking, cyberbullying, or any other kind of onpne abuse.

Several non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and national governments have set up onpne resources to aid those who have been harmed.

FAQs

Q1. Is there a specific time after which a complaint should be filed against mass media harassment?

Ans. No, there is no time pmit for which the victim has to take the harassment. A person can file a complaint as soon he starts facing any cyber issues.

Q2. Are there any government-estabpshed laws against cyberbullying?

Ans. Most countries have not estabpshed a specific law against cyberbullying. However, several provisions deal with cyberbullying such as Section 66 E of the IT Act (India), Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) (USA), Protection from Harassment Act 1997 (UK), etc.

Q3. What happens once a complaint is filed against mass media harassment?

Ans. The popce authority in the State or Union Territory that you designate when fipng a complaint on the site will be responsible for investigating the case.