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Why Have A Safer Internet Day?. The theme ‘ Let’s create a better Internet together’ was identified by the INSAFE network of Awareness Centres relevant in today’s ever changing technologically-capable society.
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Why Have A Safer Internet Day? • The theme ‘ Let’s create a better Internet together’ was identified by the INSAFE network of Awareness Centres • relevant in today’s ever changing technologically-capable society. • Encouraging YOU to think about how YOUR behaviour and actions can contribute to making the Internet a better place.
Facts and Figures % Of Children Using The Internet
Facts and Figures % children using social networking sites • 5-7 years 1% • 8-11 years 18% • 12-15 years 67% • 22% of 8-12 year olds say they have a Facebook, Bebo or MySpace account despite having to be 13
Facts and Figures 13-18 year olds • 60% have been asked for a sexual image or video • 40% have created an image or video of themselves • 25% sent an image or video of themselves to someone else
Facts and Figures 11-12 year olds • 23% say they have been upset by something on it over the last year • 8% of these felt upset or scared for weeks or months after • 20% experienced something that upset them every day or almost every day • 62% of these experiences were caused by strangers or people they only knew online.
Safer Internet Day So how can we make the Internet safer?