For SID 2007, mobile operators met in Brussels on 6 February and signed an agreement to safeguard children using mobile phones. This included supporting access control for adult content.
The Insafe network again organised a blogathon and a competition reaching 200 schools across 29 countries.
SID 2008 was a special year as it marked the first themed SID focus campaign and, subsequently, the first awareness-raising SID video clip. The introduction of a theme not only inspired efforts to make the event more memorable than ever, but also resulted in exemplary teamwork across borders hence underlining the global nature of the virtual world.
In 2009 the focus of SID was on youngsters' safety on social networking sites, with an emphasis on cyberbullying. This was in direct response to a dramatic increase in online bullying incidents seen at that time, in line with the greater mobility of online tools and the facility with which users were starting to generate their own content.
The day was celebrated on 9 February 2010 through thousands of events in 65 countries all over the world by international organisations, governments, industry, schools, young people and private citizens, making it a multi-national, multi-stakeholder event. The European Commission organised a central event in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, consisting of a roundtable of experts, photos, and multi-media exhibitions on the theme.
The Safer Internet Day activities in 2011 were very successful and topped Safer Internet Day 2010 in many respects:
The topic was 'our virtual lives' and centred on the slogan 'It's more than a game, it's your life'.
Celebrated on 7 February 2012, this was the ninth iteration of the Safer Internet Day campaign. With a theme of 'Connecting generations and educating each other' and a slogan of 'Discover the digital world together...safely!', the day focused on the reach of the online world across all generations and cultures, encouraging families to work together to stay safe online.
Key highlights included:
Safer Internet Day 2013 was the tenth edition of the event, and took place on Tuesday 5 February 2013. The theme was ‘Online rights responsibilities', encouraging all users of technology – and particularly children and young people – to ‘Connect with respect'. The day was celebrated in over 100 countries around the world.
Safer Internet Day 2014 was the eleventh edition of the event, and took place on Tuesday 11 February 2014. The theme for the day was 'Let's create a better internet together' when we encouraged all stakeholders to mark the day and work cooperatively to build a better internet for all, but particularly for children and young people
The 13th edition of Safer Internet Day was celebrated on 9 February 2016. The theme for the day was ‘Play your part for a better internet' encouraging all stakeholders – children and young people, parents and carers, teachers and educators, and industry and politicians - to celebrate the day and play a personal role in helping to create a better internet for all, but especially for children and young people.
