Bullying escalates online


NEARLY two years have passed since social media influencer Rajeswary Appahu (also known as Esha) took her own life after sustained bullying on TikTok.

Despite the prosecutions of two individuals, harassment within the Tamil-speaking TikTok community has intensified, rather than eased.

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