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Assam Police’s message on internet safety is too cool to miss
While some claimed that it is a good initiative to educate internet users about cyber fraud, there were a few who offered suggestions for a workshop to spread this awareness in the village areas

To increase awareness about important issues in a creative way, police departments across the nation are nowadays resorting to quirky social media posts. Recently, the Assam Police shared an image of a clear blue sky on Twitter, which left everyone scratching their heads. It turned out that the department very creatively shared an advisory regarding cyber security with internet users using just a simple image. The tweet has left the internet impressed as they called it “innovative” and “top-notch creative.”The Assam Police Department posted the photo of the clear sky with their logo and a text insert, “Click here”, with an arrow pointing at the ALT (alternative text) badge of the image. When the user clicks on it, it shows a cautionary message asking users to not click on random links. It read, “Remember, don't just 'mouse' around the web, 'click' with caution." The pop-up also had the hashtag #ThinkBeforeYouClick. The caption read, “Click to know more!”Check out the tweet here:Users were highly appreciative of this creativity and applauded the Assam Police for taking such actions. While some claimed that it is a good initiative to educate internet users about cyber fraud, there were a few who offered suggestions for a workshop to spread this awareness in the village areas of the state too.A Twitter user wrote, “Very good initiative to educate people from cyber frauds. But, this should be on WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram as well as people/youths prefer more these platforms than Twitter.”While another tweeted, “It would be great if a workshop being done especially in village areas across Assam for better awareness. The internet too has two sides of a coin. You can make your life easy out of it but also can make your life difficult without proper judgement. Thank you Assam Police for awareness.”One more user wrote, “Very innovative.”A user commented, “Lovely. Top-notch creativity.”Previously, the Uttar Pradesh Police used cricket terminologies to highlight the importance of maintaining distance while driving. It drew the commonalities between a cricket umpire and a traffic police and stated, “They both know how to spot a ‘wide’ and dish out ‘penalties’.”What are your thoughts about the Assam Police tweet?Read all the Latest News, Trending News, Cricket News, Bollywood News,India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
First Published:May 11, 2023, 18:34:41 IST
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