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Bullying Bye Bye

Partnership of the Foundation Telekom for Macedonia and UNICEF for a hate-free internet

As the generation that spends most of their time online, young people are the most exposed to hate speech and cyber-bullying. The Foundation Telekom for Macedonia and UNICEF have joined forces in tackling this problem with the initiative „Together for a Hate-Free Internet“ in which young people are at the forefront of the fight for a hate-free internet. And that is the main goal of the initiative, to give them the tools, knowledge, and space, to encourage them to start the positive change themselves.

Co-creation workshops

Through co-creation workshops with support from professionals in the fields of communications, media literacy, child protection, as well as experts in new technologies and multimedia content creators, children and youth learned how to deal with hate online and how to respond to it, and they created a campaign to raise awareness among their peers and the general public.

Youth campaign Bullying Bye Bye

The youth campaign that ran in 2023 under the slogan „Bullying Bye Bye“ includes over twenty videos for social media. Some include messages like „Words have weight, so choose them wisely“ ” to shed light on the harmful effects of cyber-bullying. Others include messages that urge young people themselves not to be bystanders and to offer support if they witness cyber-bullying.

The initiative is part of a long-term partnership between UNICEF and the Telekom Foundation for Macedonia, and it carries the Good Magenta label, which Deutsche Telekom awards to initiatives that bring about positive changes in the digital world.

Bullying Bye Bye

Let's turn hate upside down

Partnership of the Foundation Telekom for Macedonia and UNICEF for a hate-free internet

Co-creation workshops

Youth campaign Bullying Bye Bye