Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Anti-Bullying Facebook Application Released

Facebook working with the media company Time Warner launched an application designed to help prevent bullying or violence against children and adolescents.

Application on Facebook is part of a broader cooperation between the two companies had been established since a few months ago.

Reported by Forbes and quoted on Tuesday (09/20/2011), this cooperation is like a call from Facebook and Time Warner to use their influence in raising awareness of violence and encourage children and adults to stop it.

Named the 'Stop Bullying: Speak Up', the application is intended for anyone who knows the violence that occurs both inside and outside of the Facebook site.

"It offers information on how to prevent it and ask the children and adults to take part if they see bullying action," the report said.

Since officially released earlier this week, more than 2,600 of the 3,600 people who took part were adults. Time Warner himself had started the campaign 'Stop Bullying: Speak Up' since last year through the Cartoon Network show.

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