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Sean Lyons: NetSafe Chief Online Safety Officer says coroner's 'Instagram concerns' are important

Published: Oct. 4, 2022, 7:11 p.m.

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It\'s important we understand how what we see online could intersect with the harm people experience offline.

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The coroner\'s office has launched an inquiry into suspected suicides by three young women, over concerns about material they viewed on Instagram.

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The mother of a 17-year-old girl says police discovered troubling social media material when examining her daughter\'s phone, soon after her death.

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NetSafe Chief Online Safety Officer Sean Lyons told Tim Dower the coroner\'s interest is important.

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He says it\'s great the coroner wants to get to the bottom of what they\'ve seen and what we learn from that will be important for all of us.

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