People are changing their profile picture to an image of a red cross for ‘Shine a Light on Slavery Day’, an initiative from the End It Movement. Celebrities including anti-slavery campaigner Ashton Kutcher, members of US Congress and others are all expected to take part.

People are changing their profile picture to an image of a red cross for u2018Shine a Light on Slavery Dayu2019, an initiative from the End It Movement. Celebrities including anti-slavery campaigner Ashton Kutcher, members of US Congress and others are all expected to take part.

Shine a Light on Slavery Day: why people are posting red X's on social media

It’s all to raise awareness of modern-day slavery.

Why you’ll be seeing red X’s everywhere on Facebook today