UNESCO launches International Day against Bullying and Cyberbullying

2020-11-02T14:41:33+00:00November 2nd, 2020|

“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion.” So wrote Nelson Mandela in his Long Walk to Freedom. However the newborn’s innate innocence is too easily corroded by the world [...]

Online civility increases under lockdown – at least in some parts of the world

2020-07-16T12:31:10+00:00July 16th, 2020|

By Jacqueline Beauchere, Global Digital Safety Advocate, Microsoft Teens and adults in the Asia-Pacific region reported an uptick in online civility during the COVID-19 global pandemic, results from a new Microsoft research study show. Meanwhile, respondents in Latin America said [...]

Teens and adults hope for more civil online discourse in new decade

2020-04-23T09:53:21+00:00March 12th, 2020|

By Jacqueline Beauchere, Global Digital Safety Advocate at Microsoft It’s a new year and a new decade, and teens and adults around the world hope that respect, safety and freedom will define online life in the 2020s, new Microsoft research [...]

How do parents imagine the future for their children?

2019-09-26T13:10:04+00:00September 26th, 2019|

Sonia Livingstone talks about what she found in co-writing with Alicia Blum-Ross Parenting for a Digital Future which explores how parents imagine the future for their children, including the role of digital technology. Sonia Livingstone is Professor of Social Psychology at LSE’s Department [...]

UNESCO joins the Power of Zero campaign to help children use the internet safely

2019-04-06T12:45:03+00:00March 29th, 2019|

Classroom resources that teach important life skills to help children safely and constructively engage online have been released as part of the launch of Power of Zero, a global campaign calling for zero violence, zero hate and zero bullying from [...]

‘Power of Zero’ campaign launches, promoting digital civility and positive online behaviors

2019-03-14T13:06:34+00:00March 14th, 2019|

Mar 13, 2019   |   Jacqueline Beauchere - Microsoft Chief Online Safety Officer At the launch of Power of Zero, from left, Lewis Bernstein, moderator; Cornelius Williams of UNICEF; Jacqueline Beauchere, Microsoft Chief Online Safety Officer; Karen Davis of Hasbro; Neil Giacobbi [...]

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