By The Straits Times | Created at 2024-11-23 21:25:41 | Updated at 2024-11-23 23:25:18
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Nov 24, 2024, 05:03 AM
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Nov 24, 2024, 05:00 AM
SYDNEY - When the second of his three children turned 11 recently and received a smartphone as a birthday present, Sydney resident Jason Wong encouraged her to use it safely, knowing first-hand about the dangers she could now face.
Seven years ago, Mr Wong noticed that his oldest daughter, who was then also 11, looked a little “off” and so he asked whether anything was wrong. It turned out that weeks earlier she had experienced cyber bullying in a chat group.
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