How to deal with online trolling
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Abusive comments and insults have become far too common on the internet. Social media platforms in particular are a hotbed of trolls - people taking pleasure in sending sexist, malicious comments. Recent figures estimate that more than 40% of women Internet users in India fear being bullied or trolled online.
Should one engage with trolls by debating them, or ignore and block them, so their abusive views don\\u2019t gain any further visibility? When are the limits of free speech breached, and what can be done to control online trolling?
In this edition of WorklifeIndia, we discuss solutions with three high-profile women who have themselves faced vicious online trolling.
Presenter: Devina Gupta\\nContributors: Mandana Karimi, Bollywood actor; Karuna Nundy, advocate, Supreme Court of India; Sagarika Ghose, journalist and author
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