Part 12: Interpretation and final provisions Interpretation Section 234: "Harm" etc
This section defines harm as physical or psychological harm. This could include physical injuries, serious anxiety and fear; longer-term conditions such as depression and stress; and medically recognised mental illnesses, both short-term and permanent.
	It provides that harm can arise from the harmful nature of content, for example from grossly offensive, abusive or discriminatory content. It can also arise from the dissemination of content that is not by its nature harmful, for example the malicious sharing of personal information, or the way in which content is disseminated, for example one or many people repeatedly sending content to an individual.
	Subsection (4) makes clear that references to harm in relation to content include instances where harm occurs because the user repeatedly encounters content. This would capture instances in which harm occurs due to repeated exposure to one kind of content, or a combination of different kinds of content. This may be a result of one or more users sending such content to an individual, or as a result of algorithms and other functionalities on a service repeatedly sending content to a user.
	Subsection (5) makes provision to include indirect harm, where someone harms themself or another person as a result of content.