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The legislation was originally introduced by Brendan Howlin in 2017. [1]In 2020 three Jackie Fox, Mary Sheehan and Aisling O'Neil and the March for Justice Ireland group presented a petition with 33,000 signatures to Brendan Howlin and James Lawless calling for the criminalisation of cyberbullying.
Cyberbullying (cyberharassment or online bullying) is a form of bullying or harassment using electronic means. Since the 2000s, it has become increasingly common, especially among teenagers and adolescents, due to young people's increased use of social media. [1] Related issues include online harassment and trolling.
Internet censorship in Ireland is a controversial issue with the introduction of a graduated response policy in 2008 followed by an effort to block certain file sharing sites starting in February 2009. Beyond these issues there are no government restrictions on access to the Internet or credible reports that the government monitored e-mail or ...
Central Bank of Ireland: Banking, Financial markets [4] [2] Irish Aviation Authority: Aviation [4] [2] Commission for Railway Regulation: Rail [4] [2] Minister for Transport: Maritime transport [4] [2] National Transport Authority: Road [4] [2] An agency or agencies under the remit of the Minister for Health: Health [4] [2] National Cyber ...
Cyberbullying is the use of electronic means such as instant messaging, social media, e-mail and other forms of online communication with the intent to abuse, intimidate, or overpower an individual or group. Over the past decade, cyberbullying has been identified as a significant problem for youth.
The focus on legislating cyberbullying and cyberstalking has largely come about as a result of the perceived inadequacy, generally by legislators and parents of bullying victims, of existing laws, whether those existing laws cover stalking, unauthorized use of computer resources, or the like.
Freedom of speech is protected by Article 40.6.1 of the Irish constitution, which says "The right of the citizens to express freely their convictions and opinions".However the article qualifies this right, providing that it may not be used to undermine "public order or morality or the authority of the State".
Cyberbullying is the use of electronic communication to bully a person, typically by sending messages of an intimidating or threatening nature. [9] This form of bullying can easily go undetected because of lack of parental/authoritative supervision. Because bullies can pose as someone else, it is the most anonymous form of bullying.