Safer Internet Day 2016
More than 100 countries in the EU and worldwide are taking part in the 13th annual Safer Internet Day. Designed to promote the safe use of the internet for children and adults, political and industrial stakeholders and policy makers are playing their part.
Thousands of events are being organised in Europe that offer the chance for young people to learn what checks ought to be made prior to sharing pictures on social media, to learn about privacy violations and to discover how to report nefarious behaviour safely and anonymously.
Commissioner for the Digital Economy and Society Gunther H Oettinger said: “Safer Internet Day is one of the highlights of our Better Internet for Kids strategy. What started in 2004 as a European event under the Safer Internet Programme has turned into a global celebration that reached more than 28 million people in Europe and 60 million users worldwide last year.”
The EU co-funds safer internet centres and supports the Better Internet for Kids platform through its Connecting Europe Facility scheme.
Supporters can participate on Twitter by adding a badge (available here) to their profile picture.
