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Emma McMenamy

Irish politician shares 'frightening' online abuse as she back calls for anti-bullying legislation in EU

MEP Francis Fitzgerald has told of her “frightening” experiences of online abuse as she backs calls for anti-bullying legislation to be brought in across Europe.

The Fine Gael politician is backing calls for Coco’s Law – pioneered by Jackie Fox in memory of her daughter Nicole Fox Fenlon – to be enacted in all 27 European member states.

Nicole, who was affectionately known as Coco to her family, took her own life in 2018 following years of cyber abuse and online death threats.

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