The Web and cell phones help us communicate, connect and learn in ways we never could before, but they've also forever changed how we interact with others. Things we used to share in person – and in private – can now be broadcast to thousands, instantly. Sometimes we type things we would never say to someone's face. As a result, new issues like forced sexting, textual harassment and cyberbullyiing have emerged, which now affect a majority of young people in the U.S.
MTV's A Thin Line campaign was developed to empower you to identify, respond to, and stop the spread of digital abuse in your life and amongst your peers. The campaign is built on the understanding that there's a "thin line" between what may begin as a harmless joke and something that could end up having a serious impact on you or someone else. We know no generation has ever had to deal with this, so we want to partner with you to help figure it out. On-air, online and on your cell, we hope to spark a conversation and deliver information that helps you draw your own digital line.
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Family Violence Prevention Fund
The Family Violence Prevention Fund works to prevent violence within the home, and in the community, to help those whose lives are devastated by violence because everyone has the right to live free of violence. |
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Wired Safety
WiredSafety.org is a 501(c) (3) charity and the largest and oldest online safety, education, and help group in the world. Originating in 1995 as a group of volunteers rating websites, it now provides one-to-one help, extensive information, and education to cyberspace users of all ages on a myriad of Internet and interactive technology safety issues. |
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Liz Claiborne (loveisnotabuse.com)
Since 1991, Liz Claiborne Inc. has been working to end domestic violence. Through its Love is Not Abuse program, the company provides information and tools that men, women, children, teens and corporate executives can use to learn more about the issue and find out how they can help end this epidemic. |
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Anti-Defamation League
One of the nation's premier civil rights and human relations agencies, the Anti-Defamation League challenges anti-Semitism and all forms of bigotry, defends democratic ideals and protects the rights of all people. ADL's A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE® Institute is a leader in the development and delivery of anti-bias education and diversity training programs and resources that promote and sustain inclusive and respectful school, work and home environments. The Institute's programs addressing cyberbullying and online social cruelty help thousands of students and educators each year to create safer and more respectful electronic communities. |
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Loveisrespect.org National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline
loveisrespect, National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline was launched in February 2007 with help from founding sponsor, Liz Clairborne Inc. It is a national 24-hour resource that can be accessed by phone or the internet, specifically designed for teens and young adults. The Helpline and loveisrespect.org offer real-time one-on-one support from trained Peer Advocates. Managed by the National Domestic Violence Hotline (NDVH), loveisrespect, National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline operates from a call center in Austin, Texas. |
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Facebook
Founded in February 2004, Facebook’s mission is to give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected. Anyone can sign up for Facebook and interact with the people they know in a trusted environment. Facebook is a privately held company and is headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif. |
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MySpace
MySpace is a technology company connecting people through personal expression, content, and culture. It empowers its global community to experience the Internet through a social lens by integrating personal profiles, photos, videos, mobile, messaging, games, and the world's largest music community. MySpace is dedicated to the safety, security and privacy of its users and committed to making its community as safe as possible for all of its members. MySpace is a division of News Corporation. (NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) |
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Break the Cycle
At Break the Cycle, we believe everybody has the right to safe and healthy relationships—regardless of where they live, who they are or what they believe. That is why we work everyday towards our mission to engage, educate and empower youth to build lives and communities free from domestic violence. Break the Cycle offers programs that defy geographic bounds—ensuring that no young person is excluded from receiving the help, tools and information they need to live free from violence. Our success is demonstrated by more than a decade of leadership in working with teens to prevent and end domestic and dating violence. |
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DoSomething.org
Do Something believes teenagers have the power to make a difference. We leverage communication technologies to enable teens to convert their ideas and energy into positive action. Recipient of Fast Company's Social Capitalist Award in 2008 and Webby People's Voice Award for Best Youth Website in 2009, Do Something inspires, empowers and celebrates a generation of doers: Teenagers who recognize the need to do something, believe in their ability to get it done, and then take action. |
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FRONTLINE
Since 1983, FRONTLINE has served as American public television's flagship public affairs series. Hailed upon its debut on PBS as "the last best hope for broadcast documentaries," FRONTLINE's stature over 28 seasons is reaffirmed each week through incisive documentaries covering the scope and complexity of the human experience. Digital Nation is a new, open source PBS project that explores what it means to be human in an entirely new world - a digital world. |
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Ruder Finn
Ruder Finn builds corporate reputation, brand-loyalty and trust for corporations, brands and institutions among their most important stakeholders, consumers and constituents. |
| Blue Shield of California Foundation
Blue Shield of California Foundation is committed to ending domestic violence. As the largest private funder of domestic violence prevention and services in California, the Foundation provides core support to more than 100 organizations statewide. The Foundation has conducted pioneering research and developed innovative campaigns designed to empower youth to "dial down the drama" in their relationships and prevent teen dating violence. |
MTV and the Associated Press partnered on a study that offers an in-depth look at the prevalence of digital abuse among American youth today. The study reveals several new insights about how young people are affected by and responding to issues like sexting, digital harassment and digital dating abuse.