Facebook cartoon character campaign 'nothing to do with the NSPCC', charity says.
A Facebook campaign which purports to fight child abuse by asking users to change their profile picture to that of their favourite cartoon character has run into controversy.
The campaign, which urges the image swap, has swept the social networking site and boasts a group page of nearly 90,000 fans. While many believe the viral originated from the children's charity the NSPCC, it has denied any involvement, although welcomes the focus on the work it does.
However, disturbingly, rumours are now sweeping the net that the campaign is actually a smokescreen for paedophiles hoping to narrow down which users are children.
The ‘I like it on the floor’ update raised eyebrows across the social networking website – largely due its flirty connotations. The phrase, which also sees users substitute the word ‘floor’ for kitchen table, stairs, couch or any location of their choosing, appeared to be an unofficial attempt to raise awareness of the disease. Of course the mystery lay in what ‘it’ could possibly be. Fortunately, it was nothing smutty at all – rather it referred to where women like to leave their handbags – and the game seemed to be an attempt to unite women for a cause while keeping men guessing.
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