The Australian Human Rights Commission says in the world of the web, cyber bullying is an abuse of human rights.
Cyber bullying is when a child or teenager is threatened, harassed or humiliated by another child or teenager using the internet, interactive and digital technologies or mobile phones.
Catherine Branson QC, the president of the Australian Human Rights Commission, says the damage caused by cyber bullying can last a lifetime.
"Cyber bullying can affect large numbers of people and can intimidate them and in some cases leave them with lasting emotional damage," she said.
"We know that in particular it can affect young people through social networking sites and indeed through their mobiles phones."
So serious is the issue that the Commission has established a partnership with the Child Health Promotion Research Centre at Edith Cowen University to develop a new anti-cyber bullying campaign.
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