Safer Internet Day: Together for a better internet
Every year on the second day of the second week of February, Safer Internet Day is commemorated with the goal of ensuring a safer and better internet, where every user may use the internet responsibly and without fear of their data being exposed. Today, the day is observed in approximately 15 nations worldwide.
This year, the world commemorates Safer Internet Day for the nineteenth time, with the theme “Together for a better internet” On this unique day, stakeholders from all over the world join forces to make the internet a safer and better place. Additionally, they investigate ways to make the internet a less dangerous place for children and adolescents.
Youth, parents, teachers, educators, children, lawmakers, and policymakers all participate in Safer Internet Day. Over 200 countries and territories have joined forces in this effort, extending the campaign’s worldwide impact. Each year, Safer Internet Day attempts to raise awareness of developing online challenges and present concerns, ranging from cyberbullying to social networking to digital identity.
Safer Internet Day 2022: Theme
This year’s theme is “Together for a better internet” which is repeated from previous years. In commemorating the day, participants pledge to work together to make the internet a safer and better place for everyone, with a particular emphasis on children and young people.
Better Internet Day is to remind individuals that Internet security is something that requires continual awareness and consideration. It also serves as a reminder that if we do not take necessary safeguards, a variety of negative events might occur on the Internet.
How is Safer Internet Day celebrated?
Developed as part of the European Union’s “Better Internet for Kids” policy, Safer Internet Day was first implemented in 2004. Its objectives include increasing access to high-quality content for children and young people, raising awareness and empowering children and young people, creating a safe online environment for children, and combating child sexual abuse and child sexual exploitation.
Over the years, “Safer Internet Day” has established itself as a major milestone in the calendar of online safety events. Safer Internet Day began as an initiative of the EU SafeBorders project in 2004 and was adopted as one of the Insafe network’s first actions in 2005. Since then, it has expanded beyond its original geographic scope and is now observed in approximately 170 countries around the world. Designed to raise awareness of rising internet issues such as cyberbullying, the Safer Internet Day initiative selects a theme that reflects current concerns each year in order to accomplish this goal.
