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#SaferInternetDay:More than 120 countries worldwide celebrate Safer Internet Day for the fourteenth year
More than 120 countries worldwide are celebrating Safer Internet Day (SID) for the fourteenth consecutive year. Initiated under the European…
More than 120 countries worldwide are celebrating Safer Internet Day (SID) for the fourteenth consecutive year.
Initiated under the European Commission’s Safer Internet Programme and now continuing under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), which co-funds Safer Internet Centres in the member states, the day marks an annual opportunity to engage in making the internet a safer and better place for our children and young people.
Organised by the Insafe network (coordinated by European Schoolnet, a network of 30 European Ministries of Education) and INHOPE (the International Association of Internet Hotlines), the profile of Safer Internet Day has grown significantly over the years.
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The theme for the 2017 celebration is “Be the change: Unite for a better internet”, highlighting the fact that we all have a role to play and that, by uniting and working together, we can achieve a safer and better internet for all.
Each year, thousands of exciting events and activities take place to mark the day and raise awareness of the issues, right across the globe. Find out what is happening in your country by visiting the Safer Internet Day website.
A gallery of educational resources is also available on the site – schools and educators are encouraged to use it to help them raise awareness of safe and responsible use of the internet and other online services both in the classroom and with parents and carers, not just on SID but all year through.
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Last year’s celebrations of Safer Internet Day saw more than 21,000 schools and 19.5 million people involved in SID actions across Europe alone, while over 400 million people were reached worldwide on Twitter with the SID hashtags, which trended globally several times on SID itself.
A Thunderclap was released online this morning to mark the start of celebrations with a potential social reach of over 1.9 million people, and news and resources will be shared throughout the day on the campaign’s Facebook and Twitter profiles.