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LUCKNOW l THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2021 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI NO. UPENG/2020/04393 l Vol 1 l Issue No. 96 Yogithe Benefactor! Vishal Srivastav enevolent Yogi Adityanath has been a development crusader. In the last four years of his tenure as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, he has plugged most holes left opened by his predecessors. B There isn’t an iota of doubt that the state is moving in the right direction of attaining the unthinkable. Even as Yogi prepares to present final budg- et of his current regime on February 22, all eyes are once again hooked on to Yogi- the benefactor, who has not let down any section of the society during his previous budgetary allocations. Uttar Pradesh, under the leadership of Yogi Adityanath, has brought global laurels for ef- fective control of Covid-19 and the on-going construction of three Expressways- Purvan- chal, Bundelkhand and Ganga, is another feather in his four glorious years. These are likely to get more impetus in next fiscal. While the governments in the past paid scant regard to the balanced development of the state, and remained committed to region-spe- cific, it is under Yogi’s dispensation that UP has seen an all-round growth and more lies ahead as Yogi’s development-oriented UP marches ahead. And for rise in prices of a few com- modities, people expect their trust- worthy CM to nudge it. PERSPECTIVE www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia LUCKNOW | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2021 02 IN-DEPTH A WOMAN’S DIGNITY SAFER INTERNET DAY 2021 GETS PRIMACY MeToo movement got a shot in the arm when a Delhi court dismissed a defa- Together for a Better internet mation case filed by veteran journalist and former Union minister MJ Akbar # against journalist Priya Ramani for DR JYOTI levelling accusations of sexual misdemeanour JOSHI against her former boss. Ramani first wrote an THE WRITER IS A BUSINESS article in Vogue India in which she described COACH AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE Akbar as “a sexual predator” while recalling an TRAINER IN GERMANY incident in office. She later named Akbar in Oc- tober 2018 in a tweet. Akbar was then a minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. ontemporary expeditious life is Soon after the tweet went viral, Akbar filed a law- interwind around the digital suit and resigned from the ministry. landscape. We are dependent Dismissing Akbar’s case Additional Chief Met- on various apps and online por- ropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Ravindra Kumar tals for communication, life- Pandey said that “there was systemic abuse at style, and entertainment. They workplace and most women are afraid of speaking are also an essential part of up due to social stigma and character assassina- C our working style that has be- tion”. In the ACMM’s view Priya Ramani’s disclo- come very pronounced lately. sure “was in the interest of anti-sexual harass- Online platforms are essential- ment at workplace.” Ramani, who “pleaded truth ly private but can induce inse- as her defence and that her defence was for public curities while exchanging in- good”, had used the #Me Too platform to put forth formation. With accelerated the wrong suffered by her. The court did not find access to diverse and disparate anything wrong with that and said that a woman apps, users are becoming vul- “has the right to put her grievance even after dec- nerable to cyber mistakes. The ades”. This observation could lead to a surfeit of internet does not have a delete cases being filed by women who have been victims button. Things that happen on- of abuse. Equally important was a woman’s “right line stay online. With a country ed by open-source protocol. and cons wistfully before em- of dignity” being placed above the “right of repu- like India which is the second- Signal claims that it is an inde- barking on the journey which tation” of a man who in this case was MJ Akbar. largest internet the user base pendent non-profit organiza- though gives adrenal thrill can The magistrate observed that “even a man of so- in the world and whose largest tion, unattached to any tech push them towards unknown cial status can be a sexual harasser”. quantum of the population is company. Development is, sup- dangers. Although data study under 30 years, it is exigent to ported by grants and donations reveals the usage is dependent raise awareness to protect from people like us. This looks These digital natives on age groups but cultural out- CONG SWEEPS PUNJAB young people from the perils of like assuring privacy since we consider staying look umbilically influences the The Internet is internet usage. With this inten- are the source of information online as an decisions for social communica- tion, every year in February without third-party interven- alternative lifestyle. tion. Primarily that is the LOCAL BODY ELECTIONS used at a larger “Safer Internet Day is celebrat- tion but nothing is guaranteed. ground principle why people in n a blow to the Bharatiya Janata Party scale by young ed. This year’s theme is “To- Some users are skeptical as in- Be it learning, western societies react earlier electorate in Punjab rejected the party, and old, but the gether for a better internet”. stalling Signal on an Android working, or socializing to protect their sensitive infor- which branded Sikh farmers protesting chat apps top Connecting while respecting phone involves downloading the digital nomads mation whereas their counter- against the new farm laws at Singhu and the trend. Safer the boundaries of personal the app from Google Play where need to weigh the pros parts in Asian countries take I Tikri borders as Khalistanis, in elec- space makes not only our on- one needs to register one’s tel- time to ponder and decide. internet day and cons wistfully tions to the urban local bodies. The Congress, kindles a line presence safe but also ephone number and this in- Online apps, could be in- which has stood by the farmers, made a stunning maintains our digital dignity. creases the danger of cyber before embarking on tensely blended into everyday reflection on comeback in Bathinda after 53 years besides grab- Internet is used at a larger mistakes and leaves very little the journey which lifestyles. One can reach out or these trends. bing virtually all seven local bodies---Hoshiarpur, scale by young and old, but the bandwidth to make a decision. though gives adrenal answer an inquiry from any Kapurthala, Abohar, Pathankot and Batala. Con- Looking at chat apps top the trend. Safer Telegram is another popular device, close the app, take a gress was the single-largest party in Moga. What online portals internet day kindles a reflec- chat trend with 400 million ac- thrill can push them break, pick up again, and re- is more significant is that along with the BJP vot- such as tion on these trends. Looking at tive users in 2020. Telegram towards unknown spond or react. This feature ers also gave thumbs down to the Akali Dal, which Facebook it is online portals such as Face- also provides optional end-to- dangers provides the businesses and had sided with the government in the passing of book it is interesting to excogi- end encrypted “secret” chats consumers an open end and the laws and the Aam Admi Party. A jubilant Chief interesting to tate how users are left with between two online users on flexible opportunity to contin- Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh said the results excogitate how very little choice. Facebook’s smartphone clients. It is great ue the chat. However, dia- were a pointer of things to come. users are left recent attempt to unify Insta- and is gradually becoming pop- logues, transactions, knowl- It may be early to call the results a referendum with very little gram, and WhatsApp with it so ular especially in European edge, communications, data- but they have placed Congress on a stronger foot- choice. that it makes business easier countries. It’s been more than bases, etc are a person’s most ing in the state where assembly elections will be Facebook’s for its parent company is in- two years that various people valuable and sensitive asset. held in 2022. The BJP being virtually wiped out recent attempt deed a massive concern. Inter- are forming groups for person- Regardless of promises and sends a warning to the ruling dispensation at the net security consists of a range al businesses and community limited number of subscribers. regulatory requirements, it is Centre as it faces farmers’ wrath in western Uttar to unify of secure walls for protecting events on Telegram. When it Today’s digital nomad is in the best interests of users Pradesh which goes to poll next year. While the Instagram, and activities as well as users’ data. comes to group messaging, Tel- born in a time where wikis or and sellers of these apps to government may not repeal the contentious farm WhatsApp with These measures are meant to egram supports groups of up to accessibility of information keep their information safe so laws and farmers too may disperse from the pro- it so that it safeguard from threats such as thousands which are good and communication technolo- that they have goodwill and test sites, the kisan mahapanchayats will surely makes business stealing sensitive personal in- enough. There is also the op- gies from home plays an exi- faith in the future of communi- keep the issue alive for some time.