Regulatory Impact Statement harmful digital communications [pdf, 56 KB]
...adolescent bullying is wider than harmful online behaviour; international research has found that in many cases the two go hand in hand. 10. What differentiates harmful digital communications and bullying from their offline counterparts is the: 10.1. potential viral nature of the harassment; 10.2. ubiquity and ease of access to technology in modern life; 10.3. ease of dissemination to a global audience; 10.4. persistence of the information and the great difficulty in removing it...