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Article

20 Oct 2010

Author:
Mike Isaac, Forbes

Facebook Partners with GLAAD and MTV to Form “Network of Support”

…Facebook announced the formation of its “Network of Support” program, a partnership with LGBT activist groups which Facebook claims will “help [Facebook] effectively address issues faced by the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community” as they occur within the social network. The partnership includes MTV’s “A Thin Line” campaign – an initiative launched by the media company to highlight and curb digital abuse...This partnership...comes “in light of recent tragedies involving youth who have taken their own lives as a result of anti-LGBT bullying”...