Online Safety Act, No. 9 of 2024 15 thousand rupees and in the event of a second or subsequent conviction, such term of imprisonment or fine or both such imprisonment and fine may be doubled. (2) For the purpose of this section(a) “private information” means personal information, including any image, audio or video details, that any person may reasonably expect to remain private, but does not include any information that may be evidence of the commission of any other offence; and (b) “harassment” means an act or behaviour which has the effect of threatening, alarming or distressing a person or violating a person’s dignity or creating an intimidating, degrading, hostile, humiliating or offensive environment or, which has all such effects. Illustrations(a) X and Y were formerly in a relationship which has since ended. X writes a post on a social media platform including Y’s photographs and personal mobile number, intending to cause harassment to Y by facilitating the identification or enabling others to contact Y. Y did not see the post, but receives and is harassed by telephone calls and short messages via short message service from strangers (who have read the post) propositioning Y for sex. X is guilty of an offence under this section in relation to such post. (b) X and Y were formerly in a relationship which has since ended. X posts a photograph of Y in the possession of X which Y could reasonably have expected to remain private. X is guilty of an offence under this section in relation to such post.