Safer Internet Day 2021Safer Internet Day 2021: Who do I believe? Action day on opinion formation between fact and fake
How do we shape opinions in the digital space? How do we deal with opposing views? How do we recognize misinformation on the Internet? And what skills do children and young people in particular need for this? On the occasion of the nationwide action day on February 9, 2021, klicksafe will focus on "Opinion formation between fact and fake.
Ludwigshafen/Düsseldorf, 03.12.2020 - Whether fake news and conspiracy narratives, elections infiltrated with disinformation or baseless rumors: Anyone who informs themselves on the Internet is exposed to a wide range of news, some of which is not news at all. Deciding who to believe can be as difficult as it can have serious consequences. Children and young people in particular need skills to form their opinions between established media and social media channels.
By making "Opinion formation between fact and fake" the theme of Safer Internet Day 2021, the EU's klicksafe initiative is creating space for debate at numerous levels:
- For school lessons, klicksafe experts have developed the new teaching material "Ethik macht Klick. Forming Opinions in the Digital World", which will be published in time for SID 2021. Projects and working materials for educational work will soon be available in advance as a compact download package at klicksafe.de/sid .
- In social networks, content and discussions will be available under the hashtags #WerMachtMeineMeinung and #SID2021 .
- All interested parties are encouraged to participate in the day of action themselves. Planned actions can be entered at klicksafe.de/sid .
Join in!
klicksafe is calling on institutions, foundations, companies, schools, youth organizations, educational institutions, associations and also private individuals throughout Germany to participate in Safer Internet Day on February 9, 2021, with their own contributions and projects. There are many ways to do this - due to the ongoing Corona pandemic, a broader range of digital formats, virtual workshops and online information around the topics of Internet safety and media literacy can be expected.
A central event without an audience is being planned and will be broadcast on the Internet on the day of action.
All information on the klicksafe website about SID
At www.klicksafe.de/sid , klicksafe provides detailed information about the day of action, including an overview of which activities and formats are taking place throughout Germany and the opportunity to register your own (online) events. On the website, users can also subscribe to the SID info service and download the accompanying material.
About Safer Internet Day
Safer Internet Day (SID) is a global day of action for more online safety and a better Internet for children and young people. Since 2004, it has always taken place on the Tuesday of the second week in February and each year sets a new thematic focus as part of the international motto "Together for a better internet". In Germany, Safer Internet Day is coordinated by the EU initiative klicksafe.
About klicksafe
klicksafe aims to promote people's online competence and to support them in their competent and critical use of the Internet with a wide range of offers. The EU initiative is politically and economically independent and is implemented in Germany by the media institutions in Rhineland-Palatinate (coordinator) and in North Rhine-Westphalia . The website www.klicksafe.de provides users with a wide range of up-to-date information, practical tips and teaching materials on digital services and topics. The target groups are teachers, educators, parents, children, young people and multipliers. klicksafe is the national German awareness center and is funded by the CEF Telecom Program of the European Union. Since 2008, klicksafe has also coordinated the Safer Internet Centre DE,which includes the Internet hotlines of eco, FSM and jugendschutz.net , as well as the helpline Nummer gegen Kummer nbsp;.