Arrange the following steps in the sequence in which a doxxing victim in India, as described in the article, would typically have to pursue recourse, from the earliest available remedy to the step requiring the longest-term legislative fix:
- Victim invokes BNS provisions on stalking, criminal intimidation or insulting modesty, since no provision names "doxxing" specifically
- A dedicated anti-doxxing law, with carve-outs for journalism and whistleblowing, is enacted following full legislative deliberation
- Victim seeks expedited platform-level takedown of the offending content under the existing IT Rules (2022-amended) grievance mechanism
- Victim explores IT Act Section 72A for unauthorised disclosure of personal data, a provision rarely invoked for this specific harm
Select the correct order:
Tests the ability to trace and sequence the article's own layered reasoning about interim versus structural remedies, rather than simple recall of which laws exist.
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