A Fijian academic is calling for the formation of a civil society group focused on online safety and regulation in the Pacific.
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Jope Tarai is part of a social media research team based at the University of the South Pacific in Suva.
Mr Tarai said it should be on the agenda for civil society because of government inaction in regulating online spaces in the region.
"At the moment, I don't see civil society actually taking it on, and I'm really waiting for it to become an issue for CSOs to take on and I think because of the fact that everyone is waiting for the state to take it forward in such a way that it lays out a plan or something like that," he said.