A Thin Line is an MTV campaign aimed at arming teens and parents with information on the “thin line” between public and private in our digital world. The offer resources for understanding the dangers of making too much of your information private, as well as what to do with texting stalkers and digital harassment.

Their most recent and most highly-impactful tool is a documentary (done in an MTV-like style) that follows a couple of cases of teen sexting and how the teens involved experienced horrible repercussions for their actions—from extreme harassment and embarrassment to being registered as a sex offender.

I’ve posted the entire documentary below (in 4 parts, about 45 mins total).  Take a look at the videos or watch them with your teen. They could prove a good starting place for an open discussion about what is and is not appropriate in cyberspace.

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