WASHINGTON, D.C. - Enough Is Enough (EIE), a non-profit
organization dedicated to keeping children safe online, announced the launch of
a new Jumbotron ad campaign in Times Square in New York City. The video ad campaign, sponsored by
MySpace and made possible through in-kind support from CBS and Neutron Media,
highlights the many challenges parents face as they try to protect children
from online dangers and points parents to EIE's new multi-media program, Internet
Safety 101SM.
"Parents today must protect their kids from pornography,
predators, cyberbullying and sexting on multiple Internet-enabled devices, so,
it's no wonder parents feel overwhelmed," commented EIE President and Chairman
Donna Rice Hughes. "We developed
the Internet Safety 101 program to help educate and empower parents and other
adults to protect the children under their care, and we are thrilled to draw
attention to this valuable program in one of the world's most famous landmarks."
"Kids can now access hardcore, deviant pornography for free
online-content far more graphic than what their parents might have found in the
sex shops and peep shows that lined Broadway twenty years ago," said Ms. Rice
Hughes.
EIE's four-part DVD teaching series, accompanying workbook,
and Web site - www.internetsafety101.org
- are designed to bring world-class online safety experts directly to
individuals and groups. Included in the high-definition video series are
poignant true stories, savvy dialogues and exclusive footage from victims and a
variety of experts in the field of law enforcement, technology and psychology.
Parents and families can use Internet Safety 101SM's in-depth
materials, particularly the practical, easy-to-use "Rules 'N Tools�"
booklet, to engage their kids in a meaningful dialogue about common-sense ways
to keep them out of harm's way.
"Our company began its relationship with Enough Is Enough
over three years ago to help create a resource to let parents know they are not
alone in their fight to protect their children online," said Hemanshu Nigam,
MySpace Chief Security Officer.
"We are pleased to help spread the word about Enough Is Enough's
Internet Safety 101 program through this campaign." A MySpace blog about the ad can be seen here.
Pictures of the 10-second ad, which will be running for five
months in Times Square, can be seen on the 101 homepage. MySpace and
AOL have also provided in-kind ad space to run the ad on their respective Web
sites.
For more information about the Internet Safety 101SM'
program and helpful Internet safety guidance and resources, please visit www.internetsafety101.org.
About Enough Is
Enough
Enough Is Enough (EIE), a non-partisan, 501(c)(3) non-profit
organization, emerged in 1994 as the national leader on the front lines to make
the Internet safer for children and families. Since then, EIE has continued to
pioneer efforts to confront online pornography, child pornography, sexual
predation, cyberbullying and sexting with innovative programs, the most recent
of which is Internet Safety 101SM.
EIE's Internet Safety 101SM national
partners include: the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice
and Delinquency Prevention; MySpace; AOL; Verizon; Microsoft; AT&T; and The
Salvation Army.
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