The government approved on Friday a bill to establish a simpler court procedure to help victims of cyberbullying seeking to identify individuals who made defamatory posts online.

The new procedure is aimed at saving time and costs when cyberbullying victims ask for the release of information on their harassers. At present, many victims give up taking action because of the burdensome proceedings.

The bill to revise the law on internet service providers came in response to growing calls to tackle online abuse, particularly after last year's death of a cast member of the popular Netflix reality show "Terrace House" — who was subjected to a barrage of hateful messages on social media.