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Coalition Blog
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Safer Internet Day is organised annually by INSAFE in February to raise awareness of the network's mission. The role of Insafe (www.saferinternet.org), the European network of Awareness Centres, is to promote safe and responsible use of the internet and mobile devices  to young people, educators, parents and carers. On 9 February 2010, more than 60 countries, including Insafe network members and SID Committees as well as international organisations will gather on a common virtual meeting place to create digital bridges across age-groups, continents, cultures and time-zones.
This year's theme "Think B4 U Post" aims to promote safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones, especially amongst children and young people across the world.
To learn more go to:
http://www.saferinternet.org/web/guest/safer-internet-day
We certainly support safer internet for children and everyone else. And many companies (such as Ning, Yahoo and others) do other services aimed at protecting privacy. The big question for parents and others is what happens when their children surf a much bigger online world than just those sites. This is a really tough question, since a fundamental element of the Internet is its openess and freedom. We here at the Coalition do not have those answers. And so we applaud INSAFE and anyone else who is trying to keep the conversation going.
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