New Delhi, June 19 -- Ever "liked" your ex's old picture while stalking their Instagram at 1am? Or worse, their current partner's? Accidentally forwarded a risque meme to your boss because they were alongside your closest friends in the "frequently contacted" bar on WhatsApp? Meant to GPay money to one Rohit Gupta but ended up sending it to another? Swiped past a disappearing message you'd now trade a sold-out concert ticket to see again? All these mishaps have one thing in common: a misplaced tap that takes a split second to register, but several steps to undo the damage it causes.

Anunaya Tandon, 25, knows the feeling. Last month, she was sharing a LinkedIn post with a friend to "make fun of the absurdity of the author", as she put it,...