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Mia Janin’s father has pleaded with the government to expand legislation to target bullying.
Mariano Janin told the BBC’s Laura Kuennsberg that while he believes the Online Safety Bill could be a first step, he thinks further action should be taken.
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“We need to revise the existing legislation about bullying, try to understand and try to act, do something,” he said.
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Mia died by suicide aged 14 in 2021 after she was bullied.
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