MTV Releases Anti-Bullying App
MTV?s new iOS app ?Over the Line?? won?t defeat bullies through hand-to-hand combat in high school parking lots, but it can help teens learn how far is too far ? especially in the unruly and confusing digital frontier, according to an article on mashable.com.
Over the Line is built on the existing web and Facebook app of the same name. It is available through the iTunes store.
Each teen user is invited to share a story about being bullied, harassed or otherwise disrespected by peers, and other users can vote whether their peers were over the line, under it, or hanging around right on it ? that is, whether it was bullying and harassment, acceptable behavior or just pushing the limits. Hopefully it will encourage young people to think critically about what they?re doing to their friends.
MTV decided to launch the app during National Bullying Prevention month, which is also home to Dan Savage?s ?It Gets Better? YouTube (YouTube) video project. Between this and the numerous inspiring videos out there, celebs and companies like MTV are hoping to discourage teens from committing suicide or taking other drastic action in response to bullying.
Learn more about the app here.
