Cyber bullying: Children’s eSafety Commissioner wages war

By Cydonee Mardon
Updated May 17 2016 - 8:36am, first published 8:30am
Online war: Ness Love-Monk, whose daughter Courtney committed suicide in 2012, hopes the eSafety Commissioner's powers to shut down damaging social media posts may help curb cyber bullying.
Online war: Ness Love-Monk, whose daughter Courtney committed suicide in 2012, hopes the eSafety Commissioner's powers to shut down damaging social media posts may help curb cyber bullying.

The mother of a Kiama teen who took her own life after trolls tormented her on social media has welcomed the powers of the eSafety Commissioner (see below) but warns online bullies are on the rise.

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