27 Jul 2023

Closed to harassment: Kiwis urged to take part in 'social media self-defence course'

From Nine To Noon, 9:30 am on 27 July 2023

Kiwi companies are being urged to let their employees down tools at 10am tomorrow and take part in what's being described as a 'social media self defence course'. Called 'Closed to Harassment', the course has been created by online safety group Netsafe as a way to combat negative comments, abuse and threats in online spaces. Netsafe says harmful communication was up by 24 per cent in its State of the Online Nation study, with almost 25 per cent of people reporting unwanted contact. So what does the 'Closed to Harassment' course involve? Kathryn is joined by Netsafe's Chief Online Safety Officer Sean Lyons.

Man holding sign saying 'closed to harassment'

Photo: Netsafe