People can be mean, especially online because they get to hide behind the screen. Most of time we don’t even know who these people are yet we’re getting harsh things from them? Like why?
Everyday we’ve all done our best to spread more love and talk about important issues like cyberbullying. A big no no. Cyberbullying involves sending harassments or hate speech to someone through electronic media such as video recording, defamation just to fulfill their own sense of humour.
Recently, TikTok and Yayasan Generasi Gemilang (GG) are joining forces and working together to help to spread the issue of cyberbullying and creating a positive community.
“As a platform that celebrates trends and embraces diversity, TikTok has become the preferred platform for expression. Maintaining a safe and positive platform for our global community is our number one priority and requires a multifaceted approach, which includes the development of stringent policies and tools, as well as collaborations with organizations that are aligned to our commitment,” said the Director of TikTok Trust & Safety, APAC region, Arjun Narayan Bettadapur.
According to Director of Services, Yayasan Generasi Gemilang, Nick Foong, 3 in 10 young people in Malaysia have been cyberbullied, with almost half of them experiencing it through online platforms such as online gaming and social media.
They are approaching to tackle this issue offline and online with the offline approach will see on-ground outreach initiatives at schools to inculcate positive online behaviours by providing fresh, new learning materials to youth.
The online approach will include a downloadable module that serves as a guide to addressing cyberbullying, the launch of the #stopbullying (#hentikanbuli) campaign and potential live streams with GG and other industry experts to raise awareness and the importance of standing up to cyberbullying.
TikTok is also encouraging users to participate and spread awareness on cyberbullying by following these steps:
- Shoot a video using the sticker
- Post your video along with the hashtags #thinkb4youdo, #stopbullying and #hentikanbuli and set it to public
- Share it on all your social platforms and invite your friends to join you
I’m not much of a TikTok fan but it’s good to see people using social media to spread awareness on something important and doing what they can to spread more love and positivity. It’s a cruel world out there so we’re gonna need support to keep us going.
