Achham, April 6 -- Sangam Bista, a Surkhet resident working in Finland for the past two years, rarely prioritised social media. However, something unusual happened on the night of April 3. A 'digital tsunami' crossed oceans to shatter her peace. Due to a name confusion with another Sangam Bista living in the United States, she became the target of relentless cyberbullying.

While Bista was resting on her day off in Finland, social media buzz erupted in Nepal. Another woman with the same name in the US had recently gone public with allegations of sexual assault. Unaware of the brewing storm, the Finnish-based Bista noticed an unusual spike in her TikTok engagement.

"I am not very active on social media. I was shocked to see millions of vi...