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Ask.fm Named as Proud Supporter of Safer Internet Day 2015
DUBLIN , Feb. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Ask.fm, the world's largest Q&A social network, today announced its participation as a proud supporter of Safer Internet Day 2015, an annual global event held on February 10, 2015 , dedicated to making the Internet better for everyone.
"We welcome the support Ask.fm is giving to Safer Internet Day UK," said Will Gardner , CEO of Childnet International, organisers of Safer Internet Day UK. "It is through such collaboration and partnership that we are able to reach further and influence children and young people, and those that support them. Safer Internet Day provides a fantastic opportunity to raise awareness in this way."
In conjunction with Safer Internet Day 2015, Ask.fm has unveiled StopBullying.US, a site dedicated specifically to its #nobullies social media campaign and Safer Internet Day 2015 overall. With #nobullies, Ask.fm invites both its user community and the Internet at large to help raise awareness of and take a stand against bullying in all its forms. Participating is as simple as promoting the hashtag #nobullies on any social media platform of choice. The campaign will be heavily promoted to millions of people throughout the Ask.fm site and app, as well as across Ask.fm and parent company Ask.com social media channels.
Ask.fm users are also encouraged to use the site's Q&A format to pose positive questions, such as "Did you know how much I admire you?" to spread kindness, and incorporate the #nobullies hashtag in responses.
Ask.fm's involvement in Safer Internet Day 2015 comes on the heels of a number of safety investments and milestones, including investments in moderation and filtering technology that have expanded the team by 20 percent and the volume of content moderated by human review by 40 percent, and the formation of the company's first ever safety advisory board of the world's top thinkers and digital safety experts.
"Since the acquisition in August last year, the new leadership has taken significant steps to provide a safer and more engaging experience for our users. Supporting Safer Internet Day is our way of inviting our users to participate in this vision, and show that Ask.fm is not a place for bullies," said Annie Mullins , director of EU safety operations at Ask.fm. "It is not a quick process to realise this vision but we are committed to delivering on it. The #nobullies campaign allows our users to get involved and support the Ask.fm promise to make our service a safer and more positive place."
Ask.fm Chief Trust and Safety Officer, Catherine Teitelbaum , is also scheduled to participate on the "Beyond Bullying: Dealing with Trolling and Social Cruelty" panel at the US event, "Safer Internet Day 2015: Actions and Activism Toward a Better Net and World," hosted at Facebook's Silicon Valley campus.
To learn more about Ask.fm's Safer Internet Day 2015 campaign, as well as the company's recent efforts to make Ask.fm a safer and more positive experience, please visit StopBullying.US.
Ask.fm is the world's largest Q&A social network where more than 150 million members in more than 150 countries connect and engage by asking each other questions. Ask.fm is operated by Ask.com, the leading brand for online questions and answers and an operating business of IAC (NASDAQ: IACI).
Contact:
Sarah Wilkinson for Ask.fm
sarah.wilkinson@carrotcomms.co.uk