# Can This Emoji Put an End to Cyberbullying?

- Link: https://chatterblast.com/blog/can-this-emoji-put-an-end-to-cyberbullying/
- Published: 2016-09-16T20:09:26-04:00
- Author: chatterblastteam

It’s that time of year. Summer reading projects are wrapped up (hopefully) and your
favorite spot to shop is filled with **back to school** supplies. One lesson we 
all hope our nation’s future learned this summer is to stand up to **bullying**.

Going into a new classroom can be terrifying. Not to mention feeling like an outsider
or gaining a harder workload. Bullying is the last thing a student should have to
worry about. Thanks to **The Ad Council,** a teen bullying campaign was created:“
[**I Am A Witness**](http://iwitnessbullying.org/).”

[⌊i-am-a-witness⌉⌊i-am-a-witness⌉[

The signature emoji is known as **The Witness.** It allows whoever to say no to 
bullying by calling out those being mean or rude with the purple eye. Users also
have the option to express **kindness** and support for someone who is being bullied
by posting the emoji on **social media** or through a text message.

**YouTube’s** top influencers joined together to help take a stand by creating a
bullying prevention video. They read the hurtful comments used toward them and commit
to taking action with the eye emoji.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=uQW-V-TdBQg

To participate in the I Am Witness campaign, one would download the free keyboard.
It is available in the [Apple App Store](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/i-am-a-witness-keyboard/id1036862918?ls=1&mt=8)
and [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.snaps.adcouncil_keyboard).
After downloading, the user will find more than the one emoji. There are also GIFs
and stickers to help stand against bullying.

[⌊i-am-a-witness-2⌉⌊i-am-a-witness-2⌉[

Who would have thought the emojis could go from fun to changing the world? According
to **The Ad Council,** _“more than one in four children a year experience bullying”
_of some shape or form. 

Whether it’s your child, niece, nephew or friend, now is the time to educate them
on how to take action with the eye. There is a vast amount of power in words. The
ones we choose could stop bullying rather than continue it. Set the standard and
educate the ones you love. Back to school shouldn’t mean back to being bullied. 
Will you download the I Am A Witness keyboard?