New Facebook safety features to aid Indian women

NEW DELHI: With India’s proposed law on data protection expected to make social media platforms liable as publishers of content, Meta, formerly Facebook, on Thursday announced crucial safety initiatives for India, targeted at women safety.
Meta announced the launch of StopNCII.org to rein in the use of non-consensual intimate images, a Safety Hub for Women in Hindi and 11 other Indian languages, and appointed two Indians, journalist Bishakha Datta and Centre for Social Research’s Jyoti Vadhera, to Meta’s now 14-member Global Women’s Safety Expert Advisers. The platform has launched a similar Child Protection Hub in 12 Indian languages.