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Cybersafety,
Dr David Lillis,
online harassment,
Social Media
Online Harassment in New Zealand
While most social media is relatively benign or even positive in intent, we do encounter not only bad language and slights of public figures, but online attacks on private people (Lillis, 2025).
Recently, in New Zealand, various people have attempted to call out online abuse and possible defamation on Facebook, including attacks on a person’s character, integrity and even physical appearance.
Labels:
Cybersafety,
Dr David Lillis,
online harassment,
Social Media
Online Harassment
Online harassment is a growing problem in pretty much every country. Unfortunately, it is readily available here in New Zealand too (Netsafe New Zealand, 2025). Netsafe defines online harassment in the following manner: when someone says or does something unkind or unsafe to someone else. When such activities happen on a device, such as a computer or mobile phone, it is called online bullying or cyberbullying.
