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Let us do more to protect our children against cyberbullying

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Children who have undergone cyberbullying often experience heightened levels of stress, anxiety, and depression. [iStockphoto]

The internet serves as an invaluable tool for children globally by fostering diverse learning experiences. Yet, over time, we are seeing the dark underbelly of the digital age emerging: cyberbullying.

Over the festive season, we witnessed children getting trolled over their associations, preferences, and affiliations as indirect victims of their parents' online activities. Equally, as children reported to schools, different media houses covered content across social platforms with children's real faces and identities. A glance into the comments in these posts show how our children are facing the insidious consequence of unregulated speech across social platforms.

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