Four students from IES Llanes have created the campaign Control is not love to combat anti-feminism and toxic relationships among young people. The initiative warns about surveillance behaviors and jealousy that normalize machismo in schools. For the public, this movement shows that education still drags old patterns, but also that the fight for equality begins in the classroom.
Technology as an ally in detecting toxic behaviors 📱
Although the campaign focuses on in-person awareness, the use of digital tools can reinforce its reach. Anonymous survey apps in the classroom or informational chatbots allow detecting control patterns without exposing those affected. Platforms like Google Forms or private social networks facilitate the dissemination of preventive messages. The key is to design simple algorithms that identify warning signs, such as questions about phone surveillance or restrictions on friendships.
The boyfriend who checks WhatsApp is already outdated 🚩
If checking your partner's phone were an Olympic sport, some teenagers would win a gold medal. But the campaign Control is not love comes to remind us that this is not romance, but a red flag with built-in WiFi. The students of IES Llanes have decided that toxic love should go out of style, like 2000s bangs. Thank goodness, because having to explain why you didn't reply to a message in three minutes is more exhausting than a math class.