Proponents of this digital exposure argue that viral videos are the only effective check against the apathy of DU’s bureaucratic machinery. For years, marginalized students—particularly Dalits, Muslims, and women—have complained that internal complaints committees are slow, biased, or intimidated by powerful student political factions. In several documented cases, viral footage of a professor making sexist remarks or a student hurling a casteist slur forced the university to act within days, whereas written complaints had languished for months. In this sense, the social media discussion acts as a democratizing force, bypassing corruptible institutions to deliver raw evidence to the public eye.

As soon as the video went viral, social media platforms were flooded with comments, shares, and reactions. Many users expressed shock and disappointment at the behavior of the teacher, while others defended the educator, saying that the students were being unruly. The hashtag #DelhiUniversityViralVideo quickly trended on Twitter, with many users sharing their opinions and reactions.

Sociologists like Dr. Anjali Rathi (author of Campus Kya Kehna ) note a paradigm shift:

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