It has been months now after a website saying sulli deals was banned a once again an application pops up with morphed images of highly influential muslim women on the internet. The site that allegedly uploaded photos of women for auction without their consent surfaced on the hosting platform ‘GITHUB’, this new mobile application targets Muslim women by the name of Bulli Bai has emerged.
New Year Begins With A Cyber Bullying Controversy
The controversy surrounding the ‘Bulli Bai’ popped up on January 1 after some influential women active on the social media, especially from the Muslim community, complained that their doctored photos were uploaded for sale online on the Github hosting platform. Several women, including journalists, social workers, students and famous personalities, were among those who complained against the Buli Bai demanding strict action against its creators.
The investigation conducted by the Cyber cell of Mumbai and Delhi Police found that hundreds of Muslim women were listed for “auction” on the app with photographs sourced without permission and doctored.
What Does The Bulli Bai App Do?
The app displayed doctored faces of influential Muslim women with a derogatory tagline that read “Sulli deal of the day”. It is to be noted that ‘Sulli’ is a derogatory term used against women. The app creators would use the photos illegally obtained from the women’s social media handles and convince people to take part in the “auction”.
Action Against This Maligned Application
Taking cognizance of the matter, the Information and Technology Ministry has now taken swift action against the Bulli Bai app its creators and an FIR has been lodged by the Delhi Police in this connection. An FIR has been registered under section 509 in Cyber Police station of South-East district, Delhi Police said. This came six months after the Delhi Police registered case in connection with photos of Muslim women being uploaded and “auctioned” on a Github app.
Source : The freepress Journal
