Sky News Australia has announced a new premiere date for the documentary Haters Online: Erin Molan Fights Back.
Read the full media release below:
A one-hour documentary investigating the sinister side of social media
A new Sky News documentary, Haters Online: Erin Molan Fights Back, investigates the sinister and toxic side of social media, and what can be done in the fight against online abuse to make our cyber space safe.
Sky News anchor and anti-cyber bullying advocate, Erin Molan, takes a detailed look into the disturbing and damaging world of cyber harassment, online trolls and e-safety.
Featuring harrowing accounts from victims of online abuse, the documentary examines how online perpetrators can go unpunished and why it has taken so long to bring about change in the laws.
Sky News anchor Erin Molan said: “The days of being told to ‘just ignore it’ are over. Online abuse is dangerous and at its very worst – can kill.
“Australia has introduced world-first legislation to keep our country, and most importantly our children, safer. But we must keep up the fight to ensure the vile hate stops and perpetrators are held to account.”
Haters Online: Erin Molan Fights Back offers practical advice on how to be safer online, featuring powerful interviews with people who have suffered appalling abuse, along with experts in the field.
Erin has worked tirelessly to advocate for new laws to protect the safety of Australians online which resulted in new legislation, the ‘Online Safety Act’, in 2021.
The world-first legislation provides the eSafety Commissioner with new powers to address cyber abuse and cyberbullying and protect children and adults from harmful online behaviour.
Erin joined Sky News in January 2022 and anchors her own program, Erin, Sundays at 7pm AEDT. Erin is also a columnist for The Daily Telegraph and co-host of the Sydney 2DayFM breakfast radio show.
Haters Online: Erin Molan Fights Back – Premieres Tuesday 18 October at 7pm AEDT on Sky News Australia. Watch on Foxtel and Sky News Regional or stream on Flash
