You may notice something different about your Facebook feed this weekend. Many people are changing their profile pics to cartoon characters in order to fight child abuse. While it will likely not actually do much for the cause, it’s always nice to see the chaotic mob that is Facebook users gather together to support a worthy cause. The campaign is simply to raise awareness and that’s why Charlie Brown is now my Facebook profile pic.
According to this Facebook Page that appears to be promoting the profile pic switch, this is the Campaign to End Violence Against Children – Childhood Cartoon Faces.
“Until Monday (Dec. 6), there should be no human faces on Facebook but an invasion of memories. This is for eliminating violence against children,” the page says. The undisclosed campaign creator asks Facebook users to change their profile pic and share the above statement in their status.
The origins of this campaign remain a mystery, as it doesn’t seem to be affiliated with any official organization. And not that you need to limit child abuse awareness to a certain time of year, but, at least in the U.S., National Child Abuse Prevention Month isn’t until April. Some Facebook commenters have also pointed out the perhaps misdirected effort, posting messages skeptical of any tangible outcomes.
“Yeah…like this is gonna help end violence against children…” one commenter wrote.
Will you be changing your profile picture? And what do you think about Facebook awareness campaigns? Share your thoughts in the comments.




The new subscription options are part of Facebook which effort to give more information about the accounts and the News Feeds.Users will seeing a Subscribe button with the Message and Poke button on Facebook profiles . This button works differently.
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