KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 -- Online sexual harassment is becoming an increasingly serious concern, with victims urged to act quickly to preserve digital evidence as crucial material can easily be deleted or altered, said former Selangor Bar chairman Kokila Vaani Vadiveloo.

The lawyer said the rapid growth of social media, messaging applications and other digital platforms has created new avenues for sexual harassment, ranging from obscene messages and cyberstalking to unsolicited explicit images and sexual intimidation.

"The sooner evidence is preserved, the stronger the legal position becomes because digital material can easily be deleted or altered," she said during the 'Paarvai' talk show episode titled Sexual Harassment: Courage to Break...