Cybersmile and Urban Decay Team Up with 3x World Champion Swimmer Anastasia Pagonis on Stop Cyberbullying Day
© Cybersmile / Urban Decay PALO ALTO, USA, June 16, 2023 – Cybersmile and Urban Decay have teamed up with three-time world swimming champion Anastasia Pagonis to help stop cyberbullying and make the internet a kinder place through the ongoing ONLINE BULLYING HURTS IRL initiative which has been positively impacting internet users since 2021. The collaboration features a powerful call-to-action video series starring Pagonis as the latest installment of Cybersmile and Urban Decay’s long standing partnership. Pagonis, 19, who lost her sight at age 14 as the result of an autoimmune disease, shares her personal experience with bullying and outlines four simple steps anyone can take to combat “trolls” in the campaign video. Subsequent films provide more in-depth details about how to stop hate and spread love on social media. “Losing my vision was hard enough and it’s even worse when people online accuse me of lying about it,” said Pagonis. “Negative energy belongs in the trash—not in ou