{"id":20755,"date":"2026-09-15T00:57:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T19:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lawjurist.com\/?p=20755"},"modified":"2026-09-15T01:18:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T19:48:30","slug":"digital-gender-violence-assessing-social-media-governance-digital-rights-and-the-protection-of-women-against-cyber-crimes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lawjurist.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/15\/digital-gender-violence-assessing-social-media-governance-digital-rights-and-the-protection-of-women-against-cyber-crimes\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital gender violence: Assessing Social Media Governance, Digital Rights, and the Protection of Women against Cyber crimes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Author: Vanshika, a 1st Year Law Student At Phoolwati Institute of Law Education & Technology, Aggarwal Mandi, Tatiri (Baghpat) Affiliated to Chaudhary Charan Singh University<\/em> <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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ABSTRACT: <\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n

In the contemporary era, the traditional paradigms of human interaction and societal functioning have undergone a profound transformation, shifting from physical connectivity to an AI-driven digital landscape. Parallel to this technological evolution, the modalities of criminal activity have also evolved in sophistication. This paradigm shift poses significant challenges to the safety and security of women in digital spaces, where they frequently encounter pervasive harassment and the violation of their informational privacy. The psychological and social impact of such digital abuse often leads to a ‘chilling effect,’ wherein women are compelled to alter or restrict their online participation. Furthermore, these complex digital harms frequently outpace existing statutory frameworks, leaving legal institutions in a state of ambiguity and inadequacy when attempting to provide effective remedies and protection.<\/span><\/p>\n

KEY WORDS:<\/b> social media governance, digital rights, gender justice, digital gender violence, social media platforms accountability<\/span><\/em><\/h6>\n

INTRODUCTION\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

objective of writing this article is to understand the efficacy and efficiency of social media platform and their governance and legal mechanisms in protecting women from digital gendered violence. And conditions of women in this increasing digital era by comparing the evolving nature of cyber law and how effectively it works in the field of protecting women’s rights and their privacy\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In starred question of GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT the question are as follows\u00a0 whether the Ministry has conducted any analysis to identify trends, common platforms or modalities in cyber offences targeting women and children\u037e and\u00a0 the specific policy measures, interventions, capacity-building efforts and coordination mechanisms put in place by Government?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018In recent years, major legal and institutional reforms have been undertaken to strengthen protection of women and children. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, which came into force on 1 July 2024, contain strengthened provisions relating to offences against women and children, including trafficking, organised crime, gang rape and exploitation. These laws also provide improved procedural safeguards and recognise electronic and digital records as admissible evidence, thereby strengthening prosecution in cyber crimes. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology(MeitY) administers \u2018The Information Technology Act, 2000\u2019 and the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 which provide a framework for addressing unlawful online content, including punishment for publishing or transmitting obscene or sexually explicit material electronically and empowering law-enforcement agencies to investigate cyber offences.<\/span><\/p>\n

PROBLEMS\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

The Indian government reported over 76,650 cybercrimes against women, such as online stalking, deepfakes, and non-consensual sharing of intimate images, to the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP) We can clearly see the evolving nature of our criminal law in India. Like priorly to 2013 in the Indian Penal Code of 1860, there is no such law which is directly dealing with the online harassments or digital cyber space or crime related to women’s in the cyber space or the security of women. The 2013 criminal amendment act to the Indian Penal Code 1860 from the sections 354A to section 354D, it’s simply says the rights of women’s in the cyber space. That simply shows just how the our Indian legal system and the criminal laws are evolving by the evolvement of crime, <\/span>according to the survey conducted by NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR WOMEN it concludes that categories like Sexually explicit material published\/ transmitted in the year of 2021 is 1896 and it increases by the year of 2022 is 2251 and in the category of Other forms of cybercrimes (blackmail, defamation, etc.) is 701 in 2021 same it increases in the year of 2022 is 689 and It is going to be seen that between in between 2017 and 2022, there is a lots of shift has been going to see of 239% increase in cyber crimes against women and children, a multi fold rise can be seen cases evolving against women and children according to the national crime record bureau data. We can see\u00a0 how the violence against women is increasing day by day and there is no remedy providing by the mechanism.<\/span><\/p>\n

CASE STUDY<\/b><\/p>\n

The\u00a0<\/span>Supreme Court<\/span><\/a>\u00a0on Monday (December 1, 2025) tasked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) with cracking down on \u2018digital arrest\u2019 scammers and their associates, giving the agency a \u201cfree hand\u201d\u00a0to launch an anti-corruption probe into bankers involved in the opening of mule accounts linked to cybercrimes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Behind the glowing screens of everyday devices lies a rapidly evolving digital battlefield, where age, gender and innocence are increasingly being weaponised by cybercriminals. From financially draining senior citizens to exploiting women through intimate data and targeting children online, different demographic groups are facing uniquely tailored cyber threats. According to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data for 2024, senior citizens remain prime targets for digital financial fraud and manipulation. In Delhi alone, 198 senior citizens aged 60 and above fell victim to cheating and fraudulent schemes under various legal provisions. In 2023, as many as 205 such cases were registered.<\/span><\/p>\n