{"id":4304,"date":"2016-09-30T17:33:36","date_gmt":"2016-09-30T21:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/?p=4304"},"modified":"2018-05-21T18:59:26","modified_gmt":"2018-05-21T22:59:26","slug":"witness-antibullying-emoji-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/witness-antibullying-emoji-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"I Am A Witness: Antibullying Emoji Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are lots of apps available that can make your life less dangerous. But now kids can support their friends through being bullied \u2014 and help to stop it \u2014 with a unique set of emojis. Called I Am a Witness, the keyboard is designed to stop bullying by helping kids point out cruelties, which, according to the app, can be remedied simply by someone calling out bullies. Here, we\u2019ll discuss some of the best features \u2014 and a few drawbacks \u2014 to the I Am a Witness app.<\/p>\n

The Purpose<\/strong>
\nAccording to the I Am a Witness app, 81% of bullying ends when someone steps in to stop it. That\u2019s the function of the I Am a Witness app. In group chats or private messages on phones, kids can tell friends to stop saying nasty things about other members of the text conversation using an emoji or a sticker. They can also support bullied students by sending them private messages letting them know they aren\u2019t alone.<\/p>\n

Read More: 3 Apps to Keep You Safe Walking Alone at Night<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Witness Emojis<\/strong>
\nThere are several types of emojis available, all in a bright and fun pop art style. There are multi-colored staring eyes letting bullies know they are being watched. To support bullied friends, kids can send kind messages like \u201cStay Cool\u201d or \u201cDon\u2019t Listen\u201d to offer visual sympathy. The app is completely free, so kids don\u2019t have to buy anything to offer their support to bullied peers.<\/p>\n

Reviews<\/strong>
\nMost of the users of I Am Witness really liked the app \u2014 it has over a four-star rating in the Google Play store. A number of users say that the app really helps to stop bullying. Not everyone is such a fan, however. Some reviewers say that the app often crashes, while others don\u2019t like that the app asks for too much data from users. Additional keyboard users don\u2019t like that keyboards takes up too much of the phone\u2019s screen<\/p>\n

I Am Witness helps your kids support their friends. If you want to make sure your kids can always stick up for their friends, download PSafe Total<\/a><\/strong> onto their smartphones. PSafe\u2019s Memory Booster helps them optimize their data, clear out clutter from their storage, and speed up their devices. Kids can have a lot of junk on their phones, and PSafe will help you help them clean.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While emojis can brighten days, they usually can\u2019t save lives. That\u2019s what the I Am a Witness keyboard is trying to remedy by helping kids stop bullying.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[747,2919,18,2922,450,2916,2506,456],"class_list":["post-4304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-security","tag-android-apps","tag-antibullying","tag-app","tag-bullying","tag-children","tag-emoji","tag-high-school-kids","tag-kids"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/83"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4304"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4304\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18655,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4304\/revisions\/18655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}