Killa Actress Amruta Subhash Urges Her Fans To Take A Stand Against Online Abuse

The Internet has been no less than a blessing in the lives of many. It has changed our way of thinking and helped us develop a perspective of everything around us. On the flip side, there has also been an increase in targeted abuse with the advent of social media in the past few years. The Internet has become a place where trollers go about spewing hatred and hurling abuses. Celebrities are the most affected by online abuse since they are public figures. To put an end to the toxicity that goes around on social media, a campaign called #IndiaAgainstAbuse has been initiated by actresses Sayani Gupta and Maanvi Gagroo. Many celebs have extended support for this campaign and the latest one to join hands is the popular actress from M-Town, Amruta Subhash. The actress shared a video urging her fans to take a stand against online abuse and make social media a platform free from toxicity.

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The targeted abuse, bullying, and harassment on social media is on the rise since the past few years. Hence, it is high time that we don’t take online abuse for granted. Considering this, Amruta became a part of the India Against Abuse campaign through which she is seeking a permanent solution to trolling. The critically acclaimed actress uploaded a video on Instagram where she spoke at length about how she has also fallen prey to online abuse. Amruta, who is known for her roles in films like Gully Boy, Raman Raghav 2.0, Shwaas, and Killa, has made a mark in both Bollywood and the Marathi film industry. Yet the actress is targeted by trolls who have hurled abuses at her online. To ensure that this all ends, Amruta urged her fans to join the cause and take a stand against online abuse. The actress is quite outspoken and is often found expressing her views on social media. Amruta has proved yet again that she knows her social responsibility by being a part of this campaign.

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We have launched our Petition Campaign for *#IndiaAgainstAbuse* on change.org/indiaagainstabuse Please *Sign* *Forward* and make #indiaagainstabuse into a National Campaign demanding an immediate step to *take strict action against targeted abuse and online harassment*. Our next step is a video Campaign.  An appeal to your friends/ family/ fans/ followers and everyone who uses the internet to understand the constant threat and abusive environment we witness online. You can choose the format. You can make it funny, thoughtful, angry, emotional, whatever you are feeling. You can speak in Hindi, English and/or any vernacular that you know so this has maximum representation. Please make a small video answering the following Questions whichever ones you wish to address. 1. How often do You get abused or harassed online? 2. For what do you get abused? (it could be anything.. often it's for literally nothing.) 3. What are the profanities/ abuses hurled at you? 4. What impact (immediate and long term) does it have on you? 5. How do you respond to it? 6. How often do you receive objectionable graphic images from strangers? 7. One thing you would want people to understand about being on the receiving end of abuse. – Your Appeal. Please send us this video on mail  at indiaagainstabuse@gmail.com and also please share it on your social media pages/handles. Tomorrow we start posting these videos urging people to make their own videos. Girls/Boys from anywhere and everywhere who wanna talk about their experience with social media bullying and harassment. This is a joint reality. As we must engage with it as a united front. We would also urge you to share it on your social media as post for maximum traction using the hashtag #indiaagainstabuse and sharing the petition link. change.org/indiaagainstabuse Again, Thank you for being each other's partners for a hope of a safer Online space.

A post shared by Amruta Subhash (@amrutasubhash) on Jul 24, 2020 at 6:24am PDT