What If It Were You?
Think before you post. Think before you share.
Social Media can connect us, make us laugh, and help us feel less alone. But a text, comment, post, screenshot, or group chat can also hurt someone in ways we may never see.
Online behavior that targets, humiliates, excludes, or repeatedly hurts someone can be a form of bullying too.
This October, we’re asking everyone across our community to stop and think:
WHAT IF IT WERE YOU?
What would you want someone to do?
And what would you do if you saw it happening to someone else?
WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
Click “Challenge”: Six real-life situations. Six choices.
Being targeted isn’t your fault. Asking for help isn’t “snitching”
If It’s Happening to You
If you are being bullied or targeted, you don’t have to handle it alone.
1. Don't respond in anger.
If it's happening online, take a breath before responding. You don't have to fight back with another hurtful message.
2. Save it.
Keep screenshots, messages, posts or other evidence. Don't forward harmful content unnecessarily, but preserve what you may need to show a trusted adult or report the behavior.
3. Block or mute when appropriate.
Use the platform's tools to limit contact or visibility.
4. Tell someone.
Talk to a parent, teacher, counselor, coach, administrator or another adult you trust.
5. Report it.
Use the platform's reporting tools and follow your school's reporting process.
6. If you feel unsafe, get help right away.
Tell a trusted adult or contact emergency services if there's an immediate danger.
WHAT IF YOU SEE IT HAPPENING?
Don't join in.
Don't like, share, comment, forward, or laugh along.Check in.
A simple "Are you okay?" can matter.
Don't make it worse.
Don't repost the embarrassing content—even if you're trying to show other people what happened.
Get help.
Tell a trusted adult when someone is being targeted, or you think someone may be in danger.
Include them.
Sometimes the most powerful response is simply making sure someone isn't alone.
Need Help?
For additional information and resources, visit stopbullying.gov
If you or someone you know is struggling, don’t wait to reach out. You are not alone, and help is available.
