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The Rising Menace Of Sextortion In The Digital Space In Recent Times





Tejaswi Sade, Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam


ABSTRACT


After crying and wailing for 30 days long, she finally decided to put an end, put an end to her grief, probably to put an end to her life. For the one last time she tried contacting and convincing him, after being failed for the hundredth time she decided to destruct her life, she then committed self-Murder, and that’s how her pride along with the family’s was buried in the ground with her tape on the internet.


Sextortion, a crime that has yet to come in time. An abnormality that has to be legitimately recognised in our social ecosystem. An occurrence that is recurring but rarely discussed. 'Sextortion' is a crime found at the crossroads of sex assaults as well as corruption, which calls upon the legislators to tackle this problem.


Keywords: Sextortion, Digital revolution, Internet, Data leakage, Privacy at risk, Cyber crime, Scam, Hacking, Legal provisions, Women protection.



Indian Journal of Law and Legal Research

Abbreviation: IJLLR

ISSN: 2582-8878

Website: www.ijllr.com

Accessibility: Open Access

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