The uncontrollable universe of social networks has become all of our playground. Digital and analogue life are inextricably linked. The family get-together is organised in group chats, despite Aunt Karen's x-ist comments. The office gossip chat, ideal for letting off steam. Where did you meet? On Grindr, on Tinder. But what happens when our pics end up in the wrong hands? When boundaries are crossed? Personal information misused?
Inspired by celinesvoice, a cybermobbing prevention initiative by the spouses Pfisters, the collective Stick Around has developed an interactive piece for schools. At the centre are missed moments in which civil intervention could have taken place – because: “The problem is that everyone is pointing their finger at the others. The bystanders say that the followers and perpetrators should stop. Schools say the parents should do their bit by educating their children. Parents and society as a whole say that schools are responsible. But (cyber)bullying is a social problem that is simply reflected at school level.“ (Christelle Schläpfer)
However, perpetrators can hardly be stopped. The victims need support, of course. But only the supposedly uninvolved, the centre of society, can intervene and, at best, prevent attacks – by finally taking action.
