As children spend more time online, Georgia legislators are exploring how to make digital spaces safer. In this episode of Lawmakers Huddle, GPB’s Donna Lowry speaks to Sen. Sally Harrell (D-Atlanta) and Sen. Shawn Still (R-Johns Creek), co-chairs of a Senate study committee on the issue.

State Sen. Jason Anavitarte introduced legislation this week aimed at protecting teenagers from cyberbullying and other negative effects of social media. He and Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, who presides over the Senate, first announced they planned to target social media last summer.

Georgia’s GOP leadership says fighting against cyberbullying will be a top priority when the Legislature convenes in January.

Abuse ranges from being struck by a family member to cyberbullying. A study reports that nearly a third of children with disabilities have experienced such violence. And that's surely an undercount.