‘Harassment law update should take online bullying into account’

Cyberbullying and posting fake or misleading details on social media need to be examined with a view to updating harassment law, the Law Reform Commission has said.

The latest report of the Law Reform Commission was launched in Cork by the president of the District Court, Judge Rosemary Horgan, the first time a commission report was launched outside Dublin since its inception in 1975.

“The report notes that some emerging types of unacceptable behaviour, such as the use of social media to post fake or misleading information, may not come within the current law on harassment.