How to fight against harassment, including on the Internet? An American teenager Trisha Prabhu, 14, invented a web tool, “Rethink”, to fight against cyber-bullying in a competition organized by Google. As its name suggests – “Rethink” means “Think Again” – his plan encourages teens to read a message he had sent. Thus, it is possible to avoid verbal abuse that sometimes lead to tragic epilogue like the suicide of Amanda Todd , harassed on the web.
A grant of 37,000 euros
The invention of Trisha Prabhu says Evening , was tested on 533 college students between 12 and 18 years. According to reported results by a panel of judges, nearly 93% of users returned with a message that they were going to publish. “My assumption is that if the teenager (s) have a warning system that would suggest they think twice [...] the number of messages would be down,” said the girl to explain the path of his creation.
“I can not wait to be back in a future where we will have mastered the cyber harassment proclaims Trisha Prabhu. Meanwhile, the girl won a scholarship of 37,000 euros, accompanied by a Travel to develop an idea that could “change the mone” but especially the lives of many teens
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