The name clearly clarifies the intentions: it is called “DigitalMente, learn, create and share digitally safely“and is the educational project conceived by the National Consumers Union with the support of TikTok and the advice of psychotherapist Maura Manca (this is his blog on the pages of Italian Tech), dedicated to creating a safety-oriented digital culture and promoting a safe and positive environment. Available from today on platform created by Digital Education for the 2021/2022 academic year, the teaching materials are aimed at secondary school teachers throughout Italy.
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He spoke at the presentation meeting in Rome Guido Scorza, member of the Privacy Authority, who reiterated that “protecting minors online and accompanying them on a safe and age-appropriate digital path is a priority. A difficult challenge, but one that can be overcome with a systemic approach that involves all actors, primarily schools and families. which have a key role in the formation of the youngest “. After all, digital education is a theme that is very much felt by adolescents themselves, as revealed by the data of a research conducted by Skuola.net: the so-called digital natives are very interested in online safety, 80% of them have read the online platform regulations and nearly half (44%) have consulted educational materials to navigate safer. But they would like to know more especially about privacy, time spent online and fake news, topics on which they (also) get information through teachers (in 41% of cases) and parents (in 26% of cases).
After the Guide for Parents, created by Unc always with the advice of Manca and the support of TikTok, the social network most loved by the very young, this is another step that should create a synergy between educators, platforms and families to train the youngest in this fundamental step of the digital path: “Today’s children, thanks to digital, become consumers well before their parents – he recalled Massimiliano Dona, president of the Consumers Union – This is a great opportunity that allows you to break down borders and also express creativity, but it is always good to remember that digital is a tool and as such it must be used in the right way “.
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TikTok: “Safety is our priority”
From what it is the social network of the moment (and probably also of the future), Giacomo Mannheimer, Head of Government Affairs and Public Policy for Southern Europe, said that “security is an absolute priority for TikTok and it is in this direction that the policies, tools and resources are constantly being improved and updated. disposition of the members. Our mission is that people have fun, and to do so they need to have a completely safe environment“. Again:” Particular attention is paid to adolescents, which is why important changes have been made over time, including unprecedented measures for the sector, to make the experience of minors even safer and to support families with tools that allow to accompany them on their online journey “.
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