– Semi‑structured interviews (n = 15) with legal scholars, cyber‑law police officers, and NGO activists (e.g., Save the Girls collective) provided triangulation.
– Social‑media firms displayed inconsistent content‑removal mechanisms, exposing deficiencies in the Indian government’s “intermediate liability” framework (Section 79 of the IT Act). Kullu Girl Pooja Kashyap Mms
: Names are frequently randomly assigned to videos to increase "searchability." – Semi‑structured interviews (n = 15) with legal
– Section 67 criminalizes transmission of “obscene material” with a maximum punishment of three years’ imprisonment and a fine of ₹5 lakh. However, “obscenity” is traditionally interpreted through the Hicklin test, which may not capture non‑consensual intimate imagery (Gaur, 2020). cyber‑law police officers