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Issue no. 366 - 3 September 2006

• UK - Home Office ad to protect kids online banned for leading to porn (out-law.com)
  A Home Office radio advert aimed at protecting children from sexually explicit material online has been banned because it could direct listeners to pornographic sites. The Home Office has apologised for the advert. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled that the advertisement should not be played again after complaints that it could lead to listeners accessing pornography through the advertised child protection web address.

• US - Anticrime group calls for laws to curb 'cyberbullying' (CNET News.com)
  A national anticrime group has urged Congress to pass new laws targeting the practice of 'cyberbullying,' a growing problem the group says will plague at least 13 million American children during the next school year. Mean, threatening, or embarrassing messages delivered online and via portable devices like cell phones are a 'pernicious threat that awaits our kids when they go back to school,' Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff said at a press conference hosted by Fight Crime: Invest In Kids, a nonprofit advocacy organization composed of 3,000 police chiefs, prosecutors, law enforcement leaders and crime victims.

• US - Feds to warn teen girls of Net perils (CNET News.com)
  A new public service campaign unveiled by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is designed to target young females in particular. The ads will warn against posting images or information that 'might put them at risk for online victimization,' a Justice Department press release said.

Issue no. 365 - 15 August 2006

• FR - Les cyberprédateurs avancent masqués sur la Toile (Agence France-Presse)
  "Un pseudo peut cacher n'importe qui - Soyez vigilants sur Internet", avertit le slogan de la campagne "Le Masque", lancée en France par l'association Action Innocence pour sensibiliser parents, enfants et adolescents aux dangers de la navigation sur les sites dédiés aux 10-17 ans. Jusqu'au 31 août, 6.000 emplacements dans les abribus de France accueillent les placards de la campagne.

• UK - Crime agency asks kids to explain social networking (out-law.com)
  The Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre, a wing of the newly formed Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), will ask children, parents, teachers and industry figures to a series of meetings to help the agency to formulate policies to combat child abuse via social networking sites.

Issue no. 364 - 7 July 2006

• UK - Safety tips for social networks (BBC)
  Parents are to get safety advice on networking websites such as MySpace to protect children from paedophiles who could use the sites to 'groom' victims. The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (Ceop) will run a series of workshops in UK for parents, children and teachers. Ceop said it was concerned that children were posting personal details on so-called community sites.

Issue no. 363 - 25 June 2006

• BE - Tout sur les dangers d'Internet (La Dernière Heure)
  Les enfants et ados disposent désormais d'un site d'information: il s'intitule web4me.be. La plate-forme Safer Internet a décidé de mettre en ligne un site d'informations reprenant tout ce qu'il faut savoir en cas de pépin virtuel.

• DE - T-Mobile startet Hotline zum Jugendschutz (Heise)
  Wenige Tage nach dem Handy-Verbot an bayerischen Schulen präsentiert sich der Bonner Mobilnetzbetreiber T-Mobile mit einem Bekenntnis zum Jugendschutz der Öffentlichkeit. Auf den Handys von Schülern in Bayern waren in der letzten Zeit gewaltverherrlichende und pornografische Videos gefunden worden. Der Netzbetreiber zeigt sich besorgt darüber, dass Kids solche Inhalte geradezu "spielerisch" weiterverbreiten können. Die T-Mobile-Hotline zum Thema jugendgefährdende Videos und Bilder auf dem Handy ist ab sofort täglich zwischen 8 und 20 Uhr unter der Rufnummer 08 00/3 38 87 76 erreichbar. Die Anrufe sind kostenlos. Besorgte Eltern und Pädagoden sollen sich in Kürze auch auf einer Website informieren können.

Issue no. 361 - 23 May 2006

• DE - Thema Handy: Brochüre für Eltern (Heise)
  Welche Risiken das Handy im Einzelnen für Kinder und Jugendliche birgt und wie Eltern oder Erzieher reagieren sollten, darüber informiert die neue MPFS-Brochüre "Handy und Co".

Issue no. 360 - 14 May 2006

• AU - ACMA releases safety guide for providers of mobile chat services (Press Release)
  The Australian Communications and Media Authority has released a guide for mobile chat providers on how to make their services safer for children.The Guide to the Implementation of Safety Measures in Mobile Services recognises the benefits that mobile chat services can bring for communications and social networking, but also provides information on the small but real risk of mobile chat services being used to facilitate illegal contact between children and adults.

• EU - Free information on the safe use of Internet (Safer Internet)
  From 2 May 2006, European parents, teachers and children can get free information on the safe use of Internet through EUROPE DIRECT, the European Commission's free information service (toll free telephone number 00800 6 7 8 9 10 11 or by e-mail). EUROPE DIRECT is a free telephone and e-mail service which citizens can use from anywhere in the European Union to find answers to questions they may have about the EU and EU-policies, such as those in the field of Internet safety.

• UK - Teachers lack knowledge on internet safety (Guardian)
  Teachers feel uneducated about protecting children from inappropriate websites and do not know who they should to turn to for advice, new research reveals. Research by telecommunications provider, BT, found that 70% of teachers did not know where to get advice if they suspected a child was being exploited on the internet or had accessed inappropriate material, such as pornography. Teachers were so concerned that more than 80% of those surveyed said they wanted internet safety included in the national curriculum.

• US - FTC's social-networking advice (Net Family News)
  The US Federal Trade Commission has unveiled its 'Safety Tips for Social Networking Online' for parents and tweens and teens. Increasingly we need to empower our kids to think for themselves online - stay alert in public social sites and situations, think before they post, and protect their privacy and reputations. Here are our own 6 tips for teens at BlogSafety.

Issue no. 359 - 9 May 2006

• FR - Le gouvernement fait la pub du contrôle parental sur le petit écran (01net)
  Du 15 mai au 2 juin, les pouvoirs publics vont lancer une campagne de spots télévisés pour alerter les familles et les enfants des risques potentiels liés à la navigation sur Internet.

• UK - Ofcom publishes report on children's media literacy in the UK (Press Release)
  Ofcom has published the results of detailed research to assess the extent of children's media literacy in the UK. Ofcom defines media literacy as the ability to access, understand and create communications in a variety of contexts. The audit focuses on the four main digital media platforms - digital television, digital radio, the internet and mobile phones. Over 1,500 children aged 8 to 15 plus their parents were interviewed for the research.

Issue no. 357 - 26 March 2006

• CoE - Work on new instrument on children empowerment on the net (EDRI)
  The Council of Europe Group of Specialists on Human Rights in the Information Society (MC-S-IS) held its 4th meeting on 9-10 March in Strasbourg. Te draft CoE instrument prepared by the group will mainly focus on "Responsible use, education, well-being and empowerment of children and young people using the Internet and related communication services and technologies", rather than on attempting to define "harmful content". see also Internet Literacy Handbook, 2nd edition.

• SiteAdvisor Adds Search Safety (washingtonpost.com)
  A browser add-on called SiteAdvisor offers users a fair amount of information about the relative safety and security of sites that show up in Internet searches.

• UK - Cyber bullies haunt young online (BBC)
  Bullies are increasingly using the internet to terrorise teenagers outside of school, a survey suggests. More than 10% of UK teenagers said they had been bullied online, while 24% knew a victim, the MSN/YouGov survey found. The increasing popularity of instant messaging services and e-mail among children means bullies can now reach their targets at all hours.

Issue no. 356 - 27 February 2006

• UK - Net safety 'should be compulsory' (BBC)
  Internet safety and how to avoid online paedophiles should be part of the national curriculum, a leading academic has said. Dr Rachel O'Connell, The director of the Cyberspace Research Unit at the University of Central Lancashire, said it should be compulsory in schools. Her call coincided with the launch of a new website offering internet safety tips for parents and children was launched for European Safer Internet Day.

Issue no. 355 - 5 February 2006

• EU - Global 'blogathon' to mark Safer Internet Day (vnunet.com)
  This year's Safer Internet Day will be held on 7 February with a series of events, including a global blogging session. The EU's Insafe network is organising a global 'blogathon' in which a wide range of organisations will promote internet safety. Special guests will make postings on the blog and invite comments from visitors.

• UK - E-safety breaches in schools (eGov monitor)
  Schools are failing to prevent children being put at risk from the dangers associated with the growing use of digital technology, research has found. A study commissioned by the Becta, the government's lead agency for technology in education reveals 'clear gaps' in the management of so-called e-safety schools due to a lack of any coherent policies.

Issue no. 351 - 11 December 2005

• UK - Games website to educate parents (BBC)
  A new website aims to help parents decide which video games are suitable for their children. Askaboutgames.com is being launched by the UK games industry trade body, the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (Elspa). It is a response to controversy over the type of content children may be exposed to in games. A recent survey found that parents often let children play games, even though they knew they were 18-rated.

Issue no. 350 - 4 December 2005

• DE - "Deutschland sicher im Netz": Medienkompetenz für Kinder (Heise)
  Mit einem 'Medienkoffer' sollen Kinder lernen, wie sie mit den Gefahren des Internet umgehen können. Der Koffer für Kinder der 3. bis 6. Klasse enthält vier Unterrichtseinheiten. Die Materialien werden kostenlos an Grundschulen, Horte und Bildungseinrichtungen abgegeben; sie sollen über die Website internauten.de bestellt werden können. Das Portal internauten soll für höhere Medienkompetenz von Kindern sorgen.

Issue no. 349 - 27 November 2005

• UK - Home Office issues net child protection guidelines (Register)
  The Home Office has announced new guidelines for ISPs to help protect kids from the dark side of the internet. The main points suggest that providers should: Offer users a way of reporting material that is illegal or potentially harmful to children; Offer content filtering on search engines Manually review and approve websites included in search services aimed at children; Consider whether they need human or automatic moderation for chatrooms; Ensure where necessary staff who come into contact with children have had relevant Criminal Records Bureau checks. see Good practice guidance for the moderation of interactive services for children, Promoting Internet Safety Through Public Awareness Campaigns: Guidance for Using Real Life Examples Involving Children or Young People, Good practice guidance for search service providers and advice to the public on how to search safely (Home Office Task Force on Child Protection on the Internet).

Issue no. 348 - 13 November 2005

• BE - Lutte contre la pédopornographie sur le Net (Child Focus)
  Pour sensibiliser les adultes, en particulier les internautes, à la problématique de la pédopornographie sur le Net et les encourager à signaler tout matériel pédopornographique, Child Focus a lancé la campagne : "Une photo pédopornographique n'est pas une image. C'est un enfant." Développée pro bono par l'agence Grey, la campagne a démarré avec des affiches, annonces et cartes postales. En juillet, un banner a été créé. C'est à présent le tour de "HELP ME", un spot TV.

• DE - TV-Spot für EU-Projekt „klicksafe.de“ (klicksafe.de)
  Mit einem aufwändig produzierten TV-Spot startet klicksafe.de im Auftrag der Europäischen Union seine Marketing-Kampagne im Fernsehen. Der Spot hat Premiere am Donnerstagabend im Rahmen des Spielfilms ab 20.15 Uhr zur Prime Time auf ProSieben. Auch auf den anderen Sendern der ProSiebenSat.1 -Gruppe, Sat.1, kabel eins und N24, wird der Spot im Nachmittags- und Abendprogramm zu sehen sein. Die vier Sender strahlen den Socialspot exklusiv und pro bono in ihren Programmen aus. www.klicksafe.de ist das deutschlandweite Portal des EU-Projekts zur Verbesserung der Sicherheit im Internet durch Medienkompetenz.

• EuroISPA launches user-friendly anti-phishing website (EuroISPA)
  The aim of this website is to provide useful information about the important issue of phishing. Phishing seeks to exploit users' trust of reputable online services: it harms successful online service providers' efforts to build confidence in new and exciting uses of the Internet.

• UK - Get safe online, urges campaign (out-law)
  Over three quarters of people in the UK do not know how to properly protect themselves online, putting themselves at risk of attack from internet criminals, according to the Get Safe Online campaign. An ICM poll of 1,000 internet users, commissioned to support the campaign, reveals that millions of UK internet users do not understand threats to their computer or how to protect against them, while 42% rely solely on friends and family for online safety advice rather than seeking advice from experts.

Issue no. 347 - 19 October 2005

• IE - Irish internet advisory board urges parents to 'Get with IT!' (saferinterhet.org)
  The Irish Internet Advisory Board (IAB) has called on parents to get involved in the new media world of their children, to share it and enjoy it. The IAB made its call at the start of its three week awareness campaign called "Get With IT!" The campaign's aim is to make parents aware of how new media works and encourage them to engage with, and use, new technologies with their children. This will help keep children safe when they are using technologies from digital games, mobile phones to the computer.

• US - The NetSmartz workshop launches "UYN" (National Center for Missing & Exploited Children)
  The NetSmartz Workshop, an interactive, educational safety resource that enhances the ability of children to recognize dangers on the Internet, announced the launch of a new initiative designed to provide children with a fun, easy way to remember rules for online safety automatically. The initiative features the central theme "Use Your NetSmartz," or "UYN" in chat lingo. UYN provides children - as well as parents, educators, and law enforcement -with a simple, easy-to-remember abbreviation that embraces all the basic elements of Internet safety.

Issue no. 346 - 2 October 2005

• UK - 'Get Safe Online' (CommsWatch)
  There is a briefing session at the Cabinet Office on the Get Safe Online initiative. Get Safe Online is a joint public and private sector initiative to raise awareness of Internet security amongst the general public and very small businesses. The first phase of the campaign is due to be launched later this Autumn. Get Safe Online is supported by Government through the Cabinet Office, National Hi Tech Crime Unit, the Home Office, DTI and the NISCC (National Infrastructure Security Coordination Centre).

• US - FTC Launches New Online Safety Website (OnGuardOnline.gov)
  OnGuardOnline.gov provides practical tips from the federal government and the technology industry to help you be on guard against Internet fraud, secure your computer, and protect your personal information.

• US - National Cyber Security Awareness Month (DHS)
  The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and The Department of Homeland Security today announced the launch of key programs and events to educate Internet users of all ages about safe online practices throughout October in observance of National Cyber Security Awareness Month. NCSA and Homeland Security will work with key industry partners to spread the word about online safety by providing tips and resources and hosting special events designed specifically for home users, small businesses, and the education community.

Issue no. 344 - 18 September 2005

• DE - Jugendschutz-Offensive von Klicksafe und AOL: "Informieren statt zensurieren" (Heise)
  AOL Deutschland hat in Berlin eine Kooperation mit dem seit dem Frühjahr öffentlich aktiven Medienkompetenz-Portal klicksafe.de bekannt gegeben. Ziel soll die bessere Information und Sensibilisierung von Internet-Nutzern im Hinblick auf den Umgang mit illegalen und jugendgefährdenden Inhalten im Netz sein. Klicksafe fungiert als nationaler Knotenpunkt im Rahmen des "EU Safer Internet Action Plan".

Issue no. 343 - 4 September 2005

• AU - National roadshow to raise awareness of online dangers (IDM.net.au)
  An online safety training roadshow and information campaign aimed at educating parents, teachers and community groups about the risks children face online has been launched by Australian ICT Minister, Senator Helen Coonan.

Issue no. 340 - 23 June 2005

• AU - Internet safety needs highlighted (ABA)
  NetAlert and the Australian Broadcasting Authority (ABA) have found that children are online younger and longer with the growth of broadband. Their report also found that while Australian parents and children are overwhelmingly positive about the benefits of the Internet, nearly forty per cent of parents said that their children have had a negative experience when using the Internet at home. Kidsonline@home, the second report of its kind, shows parents are increasingly picking up on Internet safety messages. However, because of the dynamic nature of the medium, the findings also highlight the need for a continuing focus on education programs to keep children safe in the online environment.

Issue no. 338 - 7 May 2005

• AU - Internet safety needs highlighted as cyber survey reveals kids online younger and longer (ABA)
  NetAlert and the Australian Broadcasting Authority (ABA) have found that children are online younger and longer with the growth of broadband in a joint report . The report also found that while Australian parents and children are overwhelmingly positive about the benefits of the Internet, nearly forty per cent of parents said that their children have had a negative experience when using the Internet at home. Kidsonline@home, the second report of its kind, shows parents are increasingly picking up on Internet safety messages. However, because of the dynamic nature of the medium, the findings also highlight the need for a continuing focus on education programs to keep children safe in the online environment.

• UK - Dangerous liaisons (Guardian)
  Children are routinely putting themselves at risk on the internet. Many children seem unaware of the dangers - nearly half have given personal information to someone they met online, 30% have made an online acquaintance and a worrying 8% have had a face-to-face meeting with someone they first met on the net. The research paper is the final report of the Children Go-Online project, a two-year study into internet use and abuse, based on face-to-face interviews with 1,511 children and young people aged nine to 19. Parents were also questioned. The LSE research was supported by the media regulator Ofcom, the children's charity NCH, and the internet service provider AOL. Funding came from the Economic and Social Research Council.

• UK - Net-illiterate 'failing children' (BBC)
  Internet-illiterate parents could leave their children on the wrong side of the digital divide, researchers have said. Many parents lack the skills to help their child's internet use, a London School of Economics study has said. It said 85% of parents surveyed wanted stronger laws to clamp down on internet pornography. And one in five said they did not know how to help their children use the web safely, according to the UK Children Go Online report.

Issue no. 337 - 13 April 2005

• DE - Medienkompetenz-Portal Klicksafe gestartet (Heise)
  Rund 655.000 Euro investieren die beiden Landesmedienanstalten Rheinland-Pfalz (LMK) und Nordrhein-Westfalen (LFM) und als kleiner Partner das Europäische Zentrum für Medienkompetenz (ecmc) in das Projekt Klicksafe. Das Projekt wird im Rahmen des EU Safer Internet Action Plan noch einmal mit derselben Summe gefördert. Es ist das größte Einzelprojekt aus dem Förderbereich 'Awareness' aus dem Safer Internet Programm und Teil eines europaweiten Netzes solcher Medienkompetenzprogramme unter dem Titel INSAFE (Internet Safety Awareness for Europe).

• FR - Guide de sensibilisation pour les jeunes internautes (FDI)
  Le guide Musique et film : Adopte la Net attitude a pour objectif de donner des conseils pratiques aux jeunes internautes, pour leur expliquer comment partager et télécharger des fichiers sans se tromper. Les ados sont nombreux à créer leur blog, mais aussi à télécharger, voire à partager des musiques et des films sur l'internet. Pour autant, ils ne sont pas toujours au fait de l'état du droit en la matière et n'ont pas forcément en tête les précautions à prendre. Le guide "Adopte la net attitude" vise donc à donner les règles à suivre pour respecter les droits de propriété littéraire et artistique, à expliquer comment fonctionne l´économie de la création et comment éviter d´attraper des logiciels espions. Le guide est volontairement neutre et équilibré dans les positions qu´il prend et raisonne à "droit constant". Il est diffusé à 450 000 exemplaires en version papier auprès des jeunes.

Issue no. 336 - 3 April 2005

• UK - Media Literacy Bulletin (CommsWatch)
  Issue 1 of Ofcom's Media Literacy Bulletin has reports on recent events, including a seminar on emotional and political literacy and the media, run jointly by Ofcom and Bournemouth University's Media School. There is a summary of the key findings from Ofcom's recent major reviews of the research literature on the media literacy of children and young people by Professor David Buckingham and on adult media literacy by Professor Sonia Livingstone. Also Paul Whiting, project director of the Independent Mobile Classification Body (IMCB), writes about how the IMCB will operate and Scott Walker from British Music Rights explains why he thinks copyright awareness is a key aspect of media literacy.

Issue no. 335 - 20 March 2005

• DE - CeBIT: Initiative "Deutschland sicher im Netz" konkretisiert (ZDNet.de)
  Auf der CeBIT wurde die Initiative "Deutschland sicher im Netz" konkretisiert. Durch verschiedene Maßnahmen sollen Anwender über die sichere Nutzung des Internet informiert werden. Vertreter der beteiligten Unternehmen Microsoft, T-Online und CA legten eine Roadmap vor, auf der die für dieses Jahr geplanten Schritte aufgeführt sind. Für Mai 2006 wurde bereits ein Gipfel angekündigt, in dessen Rahmen die Fortschritte dieses Engagements dokumentiert werden sollen. Basis für den Vergleich sind aktuelle Zahlen einer Studie von AOL und NCSA, wonach 20 Prozent der Rechner mit Viren und 80 Prozent mit Spyware beziehungsweise Adware verseucht sind. Im Mai 2005 soll die "Aktion Kinderschutz und Medienkompetenz" eingeleitet werden, in deren Rahmen Kunder, Jugendliche, Erziehungsberechtigte und Pädagogen über den sicheren Umgang mit dem Netz informiert werden sollen. Die Basis soll das Portal www.infernauten.de bilden. Im Juni steht dann der "Sicherheitscheck" auf dem Programm, in dessen Rahmen zehn Millionen Internet-Nutzer direkt erreicht werden sollen.

Issue no. 334 - 13 March 2005

• UK - Children help in the design of new Chatdanger website (Press Release)
  Childnet International, the children's internet charity, working with Red Barnet Save the Children Denmark, and with funding from the Daphne Programme of the European Commission, has carried out a comprehensive review of the chatdanger website and its messages about how to stay safe on Chat, Instant Messenger, Online Games, E-mail and mobiles.

• UK - MSN launches updated child safety site (IWF)
  MSN announced the re-launch of Websafecrackerz.com, its Internet safety site designed by teens for teens to help promote the importance of safe surfing. The site has been revamped to offer information on a greater range of issues and to give it more appeal for 14-16 year olds. It features a new section focusing on mobile internet safety, identified as a growing area of risk for teens, and includes an e-zine which looks at personal safety online, technology issues and laws relating to the Internet.

Issue no. 333 - 2 March 2005

• DE - Broschüre informiert über Gefahren für Kinder beim Online-Chat (Heise)
  Sexuelle Belästigung Minderjähriger in Chaträumen des Internet ist nach Angaben der Organisation jugendschutz.net an der Tagesordnung. Wie aus der Jugendschutzbroschüre "Chatten ohne Risiko?" hervorgeht, berichten 160 von 200 befragten Kindern von sexuellen Belästigungen in den virtuellen Treffpunkten. Die Broschüre präsentiert Ergebnisse einer Onlineumfrage des Portals Blinde Kuh, einer vom Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend geförderten Suchmaschine für Kinder.

• DE - Ein Netz für Kinder - Surfen ohne Risiko? (jugendschutz.net)
  Im Februar 2005 erschien die vierte Aktualisierung des praktischen Leitfadens für Eltern und Pädagogen. Er präsentiert zahlreiche Kinderseiten, die eine Projektgruppe und die Kinderredaktion "Die Klickers" auf ihre Attraktivität und Handhabung hin getestet haben. Insgesamt 78 Klick-Tipps fanden Aufnahme in die Broschüre.

Issue no. 331 - 13 February 2005

• AU - Mobiles, computers potential 'pipelines for perversion' (ZDNet Australia)
  The Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, Senator Helen Coonan, said that advances in technology are increasing the risks that children will be exposed to illegal and offensive content. Australia joined the international 'Safer Internet Day' to help parents and teachers better understand the risks faced by children when dealing with new technology and teach children how to use the Internet safely. Senator Coonan praised Safer Internet Day and said that such initiatives are 'vital' to make the Internet a safer place for children.

• BE - Un "code de la route" pour Internet (La Libre Belgique)
  Une campagne européenne veut sensibiliser aux dangers du surf sur Internet. Un «Safer Internet Day» a été décrété par la Commission européenne. Objectif: lancer une vaste campagne - en Belgique mais aussi dans toute l'Europe - de sensibilisation des jeunes aux dangers du surf sur Internet. En Belgique, c'est le Crioc (centre de recherche et d'information des organisations de consommateurs) qui est chargé de coordonner les actions de sensibilisation, en partenariat avec Child Focus, le Centre pour l'égalité des chances et la lutte contre le racisme, l'Association des fournisseurs d'accès à Internet (Ispa) et le CIAOSN (le centre d'information et d'avis sur les organisations sectaires nuisibles).

• EU - Safer Internet Day (RAPID)
  On 8 February, Safer Internet Day will be celebrated by 65 organisations in 30 countries across the world from Australia to Iceland, and Russia to Singapore. Safer Internet Day 2005, held under the patronage of Information Society and Media Commissioner Viviane Reding, features an Internet adventure storytelling contest for children in 19 countries and 16 languages, to be judged in June 2005. Safer Internet Day is part of a global drive by awareness-raising partners to promote a safer Internet for all users, especially young people. It is organised by the European internet safety network INSAFE, which is coordinated by European Schoolnet and co-funded by the European Commission?s Safer Internet Programme. Other Safer Internet Day activities include conferences, the launch of Internet literacy programmes in schools, media releases on radio and television and the launch of several new Safer Internet websites.

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