In April, we announced the selection of our first Council for Digital Good – a group of 15 teens from across the country that we will work with to advance digital civility and safer online interactions. Now that we’ve officially kicked off council activities, we want to introduce this impressive and dynamic group! The council is made up of nine young women and six young men from 12 states, ranging Read more »
It’s official: selections have been made for Microsoft’s inaugural Council for Digital Good! We are eager to welcome 15 teens from across the U.S. to our Redmond, Washington, campus in early August for our first council summit. In January, we announced we were accepting applications for a one-year pilot program for young people ages 13 to 17 to help lay the groundwork for a new approach to online interactions, and Read more »
Microsoft has joined NoBully and UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) in their bid to create a global campaign to stop online bullying and to inspire young people to stand up for one another in the digital space. NoBully, UNESCO, educators and representatives from companies and non-profits from nine countries met in London last month to begin brainstorming the framework for a worldwide campaign. After the two-day workshop, Read more »
I recently had the pleasure of speaking at George Washington University Law School where our new research and work on digital civility took center stage as a means of helping to combat online pitfalls like cyber-violence, hoaxes and misinformation. “A More Perfect Internet: Digital Incivility, Cyber-Violence and Fake News” was the second program in a series, led by professors Arturo Carillo and Dawn Nunziato, as part of the law school’s Read more »
Youth and teens attending the official U.S. launch event of Safer Internet Day 2017 embraced Microsoft’s Digital Civility Challenge and committed to being kinder and more respectful to one another online. Celebrated in Philadelphia, as part of Safer Internet Day 2017, Microsoft released research from 14 countries, our inaugural Digital Civility Index, the challenge and other resources to encourage more empathetic and respectful online interactions. Our hope is that digital Read more »
It’s Safer Internet Day 2017, and Microsoft is challenging people around the world to embrace “digital civility” and to treat each other with respect and dignity online. It may sound simple, but new Microsoft research shows people are concerned about the tone of online interactions and worry that risks will increase in the future. The research prompted the creation of our Digital Civility Index, which we’re also announcing today – Read more »
Teenagers in the U.S., listen up: here’s a unique opportunity to have your voices heard about digital issues. Effective today, Microsoft is accepting applications for our Council for Digital Good, a one-year pilot program for youths ages 13 to 17 to help lay the groundwork for a new approach to online interactions. Selected council members will be invited to our Microsoft Campus in Redmond, Washington, for a two-day trip in Read more »
I recently attended the Family Online Safety Institute’s annual conference in Washington, D.C., where the event theme – “Online Safety in Transition” – prompted me to reflect on my work in online safety and how it has evolved. Looking back on 2016, the online safety landscape has indeed shifted and we at Microsoft will continue to focus on the issue in 2017. When I began working in online safety some Read more »
Most people have had at least one negative online experience that resulted in real-world consequences, including a loss of trust in others, increased stress or sleep deprivation, preliminary results of a new Microsoft survey show. Nearly two-thirds (65 percent) of those polled said they had fallen victim at some point to at least one of 17 different online risks. That figure grows to 78 percent when respondents also considered the Read more »
October kicks off National Cyber Security Awareness Month, 31 days focused on raising public awareness and educating individuals and families about staying safer and more secure online. This year marks six years since the launch of STOP. THINK. CONNECT., the month’s signature safety campaign – a simple, actionable message aimed at encouraging people to help safeguard their digital lifestyles. On Tuesday, the National Cyber Security Alliance and the U.S. Department Read more »
