#CyberBully404 campaign won the first Google Philippines Web Rangers
Recently, Google Philippines held the awarding ceremony for Web Rangers “Search for Online Heroes” program. It launched last March of this year and aimed to empower teenagers to keep the Internet safe from cyberbullies. The #CyberBully404 campaign won the top prize.
The Web Rangers campaign by Hyun Ju Song (De La Salle Santiago Zobel), Adj Regidor (Enderun College), Reanna Noel (Miriam College High School), Bea Aquino (Miriam College High School), and Haedric Daguman (St. John of Beverley School), stood out among 12 anti-cyberbullying campaigns submitted. The teens produced a social experiment video where they gave random teenagers a set of cards with insulting words printed on them, which they were then asked to give to others within the day. None of the participants gave away any of the cards because they thought they were demeaning and hurtful. The video ends with its key message, “If you can’t say it in person, why would you do it online?”
It also gave a QR code that viewers can scan to make a person smile. The QR code generates a positive message from “cyberpolice” which can be sent to anyone to “brighten their day”.
