Chief Justice of India Bhushan Gavai on Saturday highlighted the challenges posed to safeguarding rights of the girl child in the era of technological advancements, highlighting that technology brings new vulnerabilities, especially for the girl child.

“ The threats faced by young girls are no longer confined to physical spaces. They extend into the vast and often unregulated digital world ,” he said, referring to online harassment, cyberbullying, digital stalking, misuse of personal data and deepfake imagery as examples of challenges that have evolved in both scale and sophistication.

“ Our institutions, policy framework and enforcement authorities therefore must be attuned to the realities of our times… Laws addressing online sexual exploitation, digital trafficking and cyber harass

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