Beyond Likes and Lessons: Digital Harassment and the New Culture of Control

As the founder of “You Are Not Alone – Human is Near You,” I began my journey by listening to voices that were never heard — women, students, and mothers struggling silently between social pressure and emotional exhaustion. My work started as a local mental health awareness campaign but soon grew into a broader social movement to reduce the mental health accessibility gap both clinically and culturally.

Over time, I realized that mental health, gender, and digital culture are deeply interconnected.

When I spoke with young journalism students recently, many of them casually defended regressive portrayals of women — even justifying dowry or rejecting characters that showed women beyond traditional roles. That moment shook me. These students represent the next generation of storytellers, yet their lens was already tinted by inherited stereotypes.

My continuous research and news analysis revealed a disturbing pattern: many popular journalists and influencers deliberately exploit cultural bias to gain quick visibility. They “preach” to young women about culture and modesty, turning digital platforms into echo chambers that reward patriarchal narratives with views and shares. The result is an environment where digital success is built on silencing women.

Every day, I read comment sections filled with moral policing — most often by middle-aged users defending “tradition” or attacking women’s independence. When these comments are reported, platforms respond: “No violation found.”

It’s not just a failure of technology; it’s a failure of understanding. Algorithms don’t recognize regional language abuse, and society doesn’t recognize emotional abuse.

These experiences strengthened my belief that digital democracy cannot exist without gender sensitivity.

Through You Are Not Alone, I now combine advocacy, research, and emotional healing — building bridges between mental health and digital rights. I have conducted storytelling workshops, social media awareness campaigns, and collaborative dialogues to help young women reclaim confidence and space online.

1. Training Journalists & Influencers

We offer a variety of programs which focus on gender-sensitive reporting and responsible digital media engagement. Without it, social engagement will continue to consume stories of hate or division and not move toward more understanding and empathy. The online and traditional media narrative should be assessed for impact on mental health perspective.

2. Digital Democracy & Emotional Literacy Lab – Research on mental health and Digital Harassment

A safe virtual space where youth are invited to engage with what the discourses in politics, media and identity manufacture with respect to mental health and how to assemble a healthier narrative.

3. Collaboration with Global leaders / innovators

Collaboration with Grace – AI based mental health support to maximize the reach at initial level. Collaboration with LUFU – to understand young minds grief / pain through creativity.

4. Counselling Relationship & Marriage

We assist young people to process sensitive issues through advice about topics like love, consent and family pressure to be better equipped with practical tools that help them be resilient and not internalize abuse.

5. Direct Support

In addition to raising awareness, we also provide assistance to get right help psychologically through professionals and to get emotional aid through human network. i.e. a woman abandoned by her parents and husband got help to find a job, house on rent and legal aid through advocate who voluntarily helped the lady.

So far, we have reached over 1,000 youth and women through our advocacy efforts and multi-level research initiatives. We have written impactful articles aimed at influencing policy change and initiated cross-border advocacy, bringing together leaders to engage in meaningful dialogue on gender sensitivity, inclusion, sustainable development, youth and politics, digital harassment policies, and global issues.

In a world driven by influencers, I strive to amplify the journalistic perspective — one that informs, questions, and inspires collective action. My goal is to create spaces where we can critically discuss the intersection of youth and politics.

Because youth is not defined by age — it is a perspective, a mindset that dares to challenge, innovate, and create lasting change.

So far we have reached to 1000+ youth and women through advocacy and researched at many level. We have written articles to bring a change in policy. We have started cross border advocacy and gathered leaders to understand gender sensitivity, Inclusion, sustainable development, Youth and politics , Policy on Digital harassment and Global issues. In this world of influencers, I want people to know journalistic point of view so we can discuss youth and politics. - Youth is not the number of age - its the point of view that can bring the change.