Protect women from photo morphing, cyber bullying: MPs ask IT ministry to prepare road map

A group of around 30 women members of parliament (MPs) has urged the ministry of electronics and IT (MeitY) to work out a mechanism for the safety of women from adverse impacts of social media like photo morphing, cyber bullying and profile hacking.

Members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on empowerment of women, which is chaired by Bijoya Chakravarty, met senior MeitY officials last month in Hyderabad, where they were given a presentation on various issues that women face on social media platforms and how the government is dealing with them. These included sharing of morphed images on websites and platforms, trolling, etc., sources said.

During the presentation, the MPs asked MeitY officials about the measures the ministry is taking to counter these issues, to which the officials informed that there are several provisions in the IT Act, 2000 that help in protecting women on social media platforms.