General Education Minister V. Sivankutty has invited public opinion on whether strict laws are needed to regulate children’s access to social media, citing growing concerns over social media addiction .
In February 2025, the Kerala High Court heard a case regarding the leak of Class 10 question papers via a YouTube channel. desi teen students mms scandal kerala university new
The Generation Gap: Traditional Values vs. Digital Expression General Education Minister V
Publishing or transmitting material containing sexually explicit acts in electronic form. The Generation Gap: Traditional Values vs
The digital corridors of academia, meant to be spaces for learning and growth, have increasingly become arenas for some of the most harrowing forms of social violence. In a deeply unsettling development that has sent shockwaves through Kerala’s higher education landscape, a major scandal has erupted involving a private university in the state, centering on the non-consensual recording and viral circulation of intimate multimedia messages (MMS) featuring "desi teen students". The incident has ignited a firestorm of debate regarding institutional governance, student safety, cyber laws, and the psychological toll of digital rape on survivors.
: A pushback against the systemic tendency to publicly shame youths for navigating a digital world adults created but fail to understand.
First conviction: up to 3 years jail + ₹5 lakh fine. Subsequent: up to 5 years + ₹10 lakh fine.