(CNN) If you've ever used the Internet, you're probably no stranger to the passive-aggressive and downright insulting comments posted online. A new Google Chrome extension, Reword, was created to stop users before they hit "send" on negative comments. The tool was developed in Australia by headspace, the National Youth Mental Health Foundation, in partnership with Leo Burnett Melbourne, to combat cyberbullying. Reword has the unique potential to change online behavior by stopping insults before they are posted, Chris Tanti, CEO of headspace, said in a news release. It will not interfere with anything you do online unless you begin to use inflammatory language.A new Google Chrome extension, Reword, was created to combat cyberbullyingThe tool will flag potentially hurtful comments by crossing them out with a red line and encouraging users to reword
With 46.8% of students reporting having been bullied, according to headspace, developers are hoping _ will be installed on school and company computers to help students learn good social media etiquette.