The legislation provides a specific legal definition of cyberbullying for the first time in Italy.
ROME: The Italian parliament passed a long-awaited law intended to tackle online bullying of children after several high-profile cases in which victims have committed suicide.
In a rare show of unity, the Chamber of Deputies passed the law with 432 votes in favour and just one abstention after a three-year passage through parliament.
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