Q.Find out how to report about an abusive or inappropriate post or about a sender in a social network?

Every social network provides an in-built Report option (model procedure):

1. Locate the abusive post; click the three-dot (⋮ / …) menu at its top-right corner.
2. Choose Report (Report post / Report abuse).
3. Select the reason — harassment, hate speech, violence, spam, nudity, false information — and submit. The platform reviews it against its community guidelines and may remove the post.
4. To report the sender/profile: open their profile → three-dot menu → Report profile (and optionally Block so they cannot contact you). …

Social networks are legally and ethically bound to provide reporting (grievance) mechanisms, and India's IT rules require platforms to act on complaints. This activity asks you to find the actual procedure — here is a worked model answer:

General procedure (works on almost every platform)

1. Go to the offensive post/comment/message.
2. Click/tap the three-dot menu (⋮ or …) shown at the corner of the post.
3. Select Report (variously labelled Report post, Report abuse, Find support or report).
4. Choose the reason from the list offered — harassment/bullying, hate speech, violence or threats, nudity, spam or scam, false information.
5. Submit. The platform's moderation team checks the content against its community standards/guidelines and may remove the content, warn, restrict or suspend the account. You usually get a status notification.

Reporting the sender (the account itself)

• Open the person's profile → three-dot menu → Report profile/account, then choose why.
• Additionally use Block so the person can no longer message you or see your content, and review your privacy settings.

Platform examples

• Facebook/Instagram: three dots on the post → Report; on a profile → Report profile.
• X (Twitter): three dots on the tweet → Report post.
• WhatsApp: open the chat → tap the contact name → Report contact (with option to block).
• YouTube: three dots below the video/comment → Report.

Beyond the platform (serious cases) …