CRITICAL LEGAL STUDY ON CHALLENGES FACED BY WOMEN THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA

AUTHOR – MADHUMITHA. E, B.A, LL.B., STUDENT AT ERODE COLLEGE OF LAW

BEST CITATION – MADHUMITHA. E, CRITICAL LEGAL STUDY ON CHALLENGES FACED BY WOMEN THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 6 (8) OF 2026, PG. 548-552, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344. DOI – https://doi.org/10.65393/IJLRV6I857

INTRODUCTION:

 Social media has revolutionized the way we communicate, share information, and how to connect and socialise with people. It has become an integral part of our daily lives, and it has reduced the distance between people and made communication easier and more effective. It acts as a platform for women to express themselves and connect with the world. Though it acts as a communication medium and paves way for various developmental activities, they often bring several problems, particularly for women who are often subjected to harassment and abuse, which includes threats of physical and sexual violence, offensive comments, cyberstalking, non-consensual sharing of sexually explicit images and videos of women on social media, spreading false information and stereotypes and were subjected to sexual harassment through social media. These problems are of a serious nature and have far-reaching consequences that need proper intervention by the state through effective legislation. According to Statista, Social network user penetration in India from 2015 to 2020 is estimated to be over 50 percent of India’s population was accessing social networks. It was estimated that by 2025, this penetration of social networks would be 67 percent of the country’s population.