A new movement to make social media safer for the next generation.

About

Social media plays a hugely positive role in our lives, but too often it provides a platform for negativity. The purpose of Raise is simple: to make social media safer for the next generation.

Raise (Responsible Actions In Social for Everyone) is a movement campaigning for changes to social media that will improve safety for all. But it focuses particularly on younger users, through education, practical advice and campaigning for reform. New campaigns will appear on this website, as well as on Raise's social media accounts.

The story

Raise was launched by Drew Benvie, founder and CEO of global communications agency Battenhall. Drew has worked in the field of social media for more than 20 years. In 2019 when Drew was conducting research for a TED talk on the topic of social media, he saw the impact of the darker side of social media – and it inspired him to take action.

Today, Drew is a campaigner, public speaker, consultant and educator on this topic, and is passionate about social media's role as a force for good, as well as the need for more to be done.

Get involved

There are many ways you can help. Raise is actively seeking opportunities to bring about change to make social media safer.

If you can see ways that the messages Raise is championing could be brought to a wider audience – from regulation, safety and education, to volunteering, media appearances and public speaking on this topic – please get in touch.

Email: hello@raisegeneration.com.

You can read more about Raise and its background from the blog posts below.