Social Media helps in Women protection

 SMTV Desk 2017-02-04 12:15:58  Hyderabad,panjagutta,social media,facebook,whatsapp,women harrasment
Social Media helps in Women protection

Hyderabad, February 4: Nowadays, Youth are very addicted to social media like WhatsApp, Facebook etc.We can also observe that recently many girls are abused by sending lewd videos and messages to them through social media.Facebook and WhatsApp might be social networking means for the public, but women in Hyderabad, along with the City Police, are showing that these can be much more than just social media. Several women, mostly reluctant to go through the rigmarole of going to a police station and lodging a complaint, are now using Facebook and WhatsApp to seek help from the police when they are stalked, harassed or troubled.More than 10 percent of the complaints lodged with the Hyderabad SHE Teams in 2016 were via these two platforms. The police too are using the same avenues to track and nab offenders and ensure protection to women."Using the advantages technology gives us, we built a security cover around women through social media and mobile chat groups", says D Kavitha, Assistant Commissioner of Police, She Team.And this is being done more these days, with more than 40 per cent of the 800-odd cases registered by She Teams in Hyderabad over the last two years pertaining to stalking and harassment of women on social media.