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Sixth edition of the Safer Internet Day
The network of European Safer Internet Centres (INSAFE) is celebrating the Safer Internet Day (SID) on 10 February. SID is an annual international event that will be celebrated in 2009 for the sixth time.
On 10 February, the main social networking sites active in Europe will sign an agreement in which industry will commit itself to maximize the benefits of the internet while managing the potential risks to children and young people.
According the European commission, to empower children and young people to deal with these risks, on Safer Internet Day the Commission will launch a Europe-wide communication campaign and unveil a video clip on cyber-bullying, one of the most frequent problems young people encounter on the internet.
Also an event in Luxembourg will focus on social networking, a phenomenon which has been quickly and widely adopted by young people in recent years. In parallel a series of national events will take place in the Member States and worldwide to promote safer use of the Internet.
In December 2008 the EU adopted a new Safer Internet Programme for 2009-2013 which dedicates 55 million to making the internet a safer place for children.
The main functions of the INSAFE network, established by the EU Safer Internet Programme are to protect children by monitoring issues such as:
Bullying & Cyber bullying
Child Pornography
Drive-by viruses
E-Commerce - Phishing - Identity Theft
File Sharing
Filtering - Labels - Parental Control
Mobile Phones
Online Gaming - Gambling
Privacy
Racism on the Internet
Social networking
Spam
Virus
Web 2.0
For more information on the safer Internet programme visit:
http://www.saferinternet.org/ww/en/pub/insafe/sid.htm
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