Laws Protecting Online Journalism From Online Harassment
- Akshayan K S, Sastra Deemed to be University School of Law, Thanjavur
- September 22, 2020
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The internet being a huge network containing various sources of communication, information, etc, was once accessed only by the resource provider, but now in the age of technology, every citizen is given platform to express his views. The Constitution guarantees the right of freedom of speech and expression and such freedom is executed by means of these platforms in the online world. Some of the platforms that use the internet are media institutions. They being the platform between the public and the government cover all aspects that take place in society. By continuing their job they invite the haters of such news. The haters rather than proving the view of the media institution as wrong bring the online source into a child’s play. They start to commit all forms of harassment, to the media institutions. More than the institutions the journalists who work get directly affected by the haters. They face both physical and mental pressure due to this criminal act. Yes, posting of abusive content in online though falls under freedom of speech and expression invites the term crime under the exception of the same right guaranteed by the same Indian Constitution. The article below discusses on topics related to laws that exist in protecting the journalists from the offender\'s act, the extent of the law in protecting, the 1st state in enacting a special statute against the act of online harassment, views of IPI in various fields, and an important note about the famous media person “Mrs. Gauri Lankesh” which made awareness about the importance of some special laws in protecting, journalists.
