eModeration pledges support to Safer Internet Day
On 10 February 2009, organisations and media throughout Europe and elsewhere around the world will do their bit to raise awareness of the issues around Internet safety, and how to encourage safe, responsible Internet use among children and young people.
Content moderation plays a big part in keeping websites, virtual worlds and MMOGs interactive and fun places for children to play and learn in a safe environment. This is why eModeration, which already works closely with the Internet Watch Foundation to promote child safety online, is pledging its support to this year’s Safer Internet Day.
Child safety online is a clear government focus, with the creation last year of the UK Council for Internet Safety. It is this body that Lord Carter’s Interim Digital Britain report states will lead the development of a Child Internet Safety Strategy, the details of which will be released later this year.
Safer Internet Day is an annual event. This year’s activities are being co-ordinated by The Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre, with its ThinkUKnow website acting as the main portal.
eModeration is showing support by promoting safe Internet use to schools through its network of moderators and social media connections. It is also making available its guide to safer Internet use, which can be downloaded free of charge.
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For more information on Safer Internet Day, see http://www.saferinternet.org/ww/en/pub/insafe/sid.htm. Safer Internet Day 2009 projects are organised in association with INSAFE, the European Safer Internet awareness-raising network co-funded by the European Commission. Across Europe, similar activities will be taking place. A flagship event to mark Safer Internet Day 2009 will be held in Luxembourg on 10th February, bringing together a number of internet safety stakeholders. In addition, the European 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. This will be broadcast throughout Europe and disseminated on the internet, especially on sites popular amongst teenagers. Also on 10 February the Insafe network will join up with organisations from all over the world in a virtual exhibition ground. The Insafe virtual fair will open its doors to the public on 10th February and close on February 24th.
For information on UK school activities and downloadable teaching materials see http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/teachers/resources.aspx
From 10th Feb 2009, Safer Internet Day information will be viewable on www.thinkuknow.co.uk/sid09/portal