Aija Mayrock and Lizzie Velasquez Talk How to End Bullying

Aija Mayrock and Lizzie Velasquez talk about revealing more of themselves to the public, the current state of cyberbullying and how it feels to be an icon (though they don't recognize themselves as such).

Shira sick person, the host, asks Lizzie concerning her latest book, that Lizzie says seems like her true 1st book, as it's additional honest and, to quote her: 

“more of American state coming back into my very own and very talking concerning things that I’ve ne'er talked concerning before." Shira asks what the present state of bullying is and Aija responds that she thinks things have gotten worse. 

She says: “I want bullying has gotten worse as social media has developed as a result of weekly i am going round the country and speak to... young folks… concerning cyberbullying… and that we board this culture of cruelty wherever with each new social media there square measure new ways in which to focus on people, anonymously or not." Lizzie agrees with this and is shocked that bullying is coming back, “in such a large amount of new and other ways."

As for what social media is doing to fight abuse? It's not enough! Sometimes reports of bullying are not heard, therefore making teens who are being bullied feel as if they’re not being heard. Aija discusses how new AI programs are being developed in order to explore these issues, which could have a very positive change in these situations.

As for those on social media, Lizzie mentions: “Even if you’re not an influencer, if you’re on social media you have a responsibility to be careful with your words, because there is a human on the other side when you hit send, and it’s really really important to remind people of that.” A lot to think about, and a lot more to explore in the video above. 

Watch it and learn about the incredible things you can do to stop cyberbullying and of course, watch Aija’s incredible spoken word about bullying.

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