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THE DIGITAL DILEMMA: NAVIGATING THE THIN LINE BETWEEN FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND CYBERBULLYING

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                                                      Image on Google   "Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties. -John Milton [1] Introduction The internet is without a doubt one of the most useful inventions of our time. It enables a worldwide network of relationships. With its invention, it was anticipated that the internet would level the playing field for sharing knowledge and community building among individuals, corporations, other organisations, and governments alike. [2] However, it is a fact that many people have misused it for destructive reasons resulting in victimization of several people in the process. [3] This has resulted in a common phenomenon of cyber bullying under the guise of people expressing themselves. Although freedom of expression is a fundament...