Twitter Outlines Safer Internet Day Initiatives Across the Globe

Twitter is marking Safer Internet Day Tuesday with a special hashtag-triggered emoji that will appear on tweets containing #SaferInternetDay and #SID2020, as well as initiatives in several countries. Twitter Spain head of public policy, government and philanthropy Camino Rojo wrote in a blog post Tuesday, “Just as Safer Internet Day has grown from being a European event in 2004 to being celebrated globally 17 years later, Twitter has also grown and has continued to make the safety of those on the service a priority, with each year that passes.” He added, “The theme for Safer Internet Day 2021, ‘Together for a better Internet,’ speaks to a set of beliefs we share as an online service: That the Internet can always be better, that it remains a force for good and that it’s all of our jobs to make it safe and healthy. We all contribute, and we all have our part to play. Specific initiatives by country and region include: Europe: Twitter will participate in the Safer Internet Day event organized by the European Commission with Better Internet for Kids youth ambassadors. The social network will run a Youth Summit event Feb. 24. The company also teamed up with Maldita.es, an independent nonprofit focused on fact checking, on a weeklong course.Latin America: @TwitterLatam will hold a virtual Twitter for Nonprofits workshop for Spanish-speaking Latin America, focused on safety and security.Middle East and North Africa: The social network will run an online safety workshop with the UAE TRA Virtual Academy.Philippines: The social network will host a virtual panel discussion with and provide Ads for Good grants to ECPAT Philippines, Philippine Commission on Women, Plan International Philippines and Unicef Philippines.Singapore: The company teamed up with the Singapore Media Literacy Council to host a conversation on Twitter about promoting a safer internet and sharing digital literacy resources. It also conducted a virtual safety workshop for Roses of Peace.Spain: Twitter partnered with and provided Ad for Good grants to PantallasAmigas for its joint campaign with Fundación Mapfre to educate young people on internet safety, and it will participate in the Safer Internet Day event hosted by INCIBE.Thailand: The social network will host a virtual panel discussion to raise awareness about internet safety and promote media literacy with nongovernmental organization partners Childline Thailand, ECPAT Foundation and The Hug Project, all of which were provided with Ads for Good grants.U.K.: Safer Internet Day will be celebrated with the theme, “An Internet we trust: Exploring reliability in the online world.” Twitter provided Ads for Good grants to the UK Safer Internet Centre, which is made up of organizations including Childnet International, Internet Watch Foundation and South West Grid for Learning.U.S.: Ads for Good grants were issued to partners across the country to help people thrive in a digital world, and the social network will amplify conversations to educate families, schools and young people to support their online safety, privacy and security.

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Twitter Outlines Safer Internet Day Initiatives Across the Globe

Tweets with #SaferInternetDay, #SID2020 will appear with a special emoji

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