Overview
- In a keynote at the Indian Women’s Press Corps 31st anniversary in New Delhi on Nov. 8, Justice Surya Kant warned about AI-enabled harassment targeting women journalists.
- He described perpetrators using doctored images, deepfakes, misuse of private data and persistent trolling to cause psychological and professional harm.
- He said the abuse undermines confidence and safety while threatening press freedom by narrowing the diversity of public discourse.
- He called on media organisations and regulators to adopt concrete safety protocols and pursue industry-wide rules to protect women journalists and victims of false narratives.
- He urged women’s representation at every newsroom level, stronger ethics and mutual accountability, warning that manipulated content can persist online and inflict lasting damage.