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CBSE Class 12 Informatics Practices Question 43 of 55

Societal Impacts — Question 11

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Question 11

How would you recognize if one of your friends is being cyberbullied?

(a) Cite the online activities which would help you detect that your friend is being cyberbullied.

(b) What are the provisions in the IT Act 2000 (amended in 2008) to tackle such a situation?

Answer

(a) Repeated posting of rumours, giving threats online, posting the victim's personal information, sexual harassment or comments aimed to publicly ridicule a victim are the online activities which would help to detect that my friend is cyber bullied.

(b) The IT Act 2000, amended in 2008, includes provisions against cyberbullying, such as Section 66A, which penalizes sending of offensive messages, and Section 67, which penalizes publishing or transmitting obscene material.