Pacific Nations School student, Isabella Vakarise says the Online Safety Commission should consider checking why people are bullying other internet users online.
While speaking during Digital Veiwekani Talanoa session, Vakarise says these people also need help and to be educated on the matter, and everything has a reason and a cause, and they cannot just jump to conclusions.
Online Safety Commissioner, Filipe Batiwale says internet users need to understand the meaning of responsibility, and the commission is willing to educate and provide training to internet users.
When asked on the amount of people who have phones and are using internet, Batiwale says statistics show that over 800,000 people are active online.
He adds that the commission is working with the law to raise awareness in the communities, villages and across the country.
Mai TV reporter, Jacquee Speight says she has been removing the nastiest comments delivered by adults who she says, will be praising God in church on Sundays.
Speight says her job is to monitor comments on the Mai TV page. She says she has been in the media for 15 years, and they are not here to take sides.
The Digital Veiwekani Talanoa session concluded with great insights faced in the nation by those who go through cyberbullying in Fiji.
German Ambassador to Fiji, Dr Andreas Prothmann says this meeting helps the sectors in academics, media, youth networks, and civil society in sharing perspectives on tackling digital disinformation, strengthening media literacy, and navigating social media more responsibly.
Dr. Prothmann adds Germany will be working in partnership with other stakeholders in addressing this issue to the public.
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