Safer Internet Day spreads web safety message
Today marks Safer Internet Day - a day of action, awareness and education.
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Web users around the world are being asked to come together today to try and spread the word of how important it is to stay safe on the net.
Today marks the annual Safer Internet Day, organised by web safety network Insafe. Each year has a more specific theme, with 2011's being "It's more than a game, it's your life."
Children and young people will be encouraged to consider how their digital lives can affect their real ones and how their online identities and activities can affect real life.
"Safer Internet Day is the annual highlight for the wide range of people and organisations who work hard to make the internet safer. Today, Safer Internet Centres, educators, parents, industry policy makers and children themselves all have the opportunity to review their achievements and identify challenges ahead," said Neelie Kroes, patron of Safer Internet Day and European Digital Agenda Commissioner.
"For children and young people especially, it is both a celebration of the wonderful opportunities the online world offers, and a reminder that they need to be responsible citizens in the digital world. I am proud to support Safer Internet Day".
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