Cyberbullying linked to teen suicide in Australia
Coverage of Australia’s 2025 move to ban most under‑16s from social media includes testimony from a Bathurst mother whose teenage daughter died by suicide after persistent cyberbullying, including abuse over appearance and sexuality on major platforms.
Officials and advocates cited this and similar cases in parliamentary debates as evidence that unmoderated bullying and pile‑ons can have fatal consequences and argued that platforms had failed to protect children.
• Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-25/united-nations-general-assembly-social-media-ban/105814246
