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Liberty observes ‘Safer Internet Day’ for 12th year in a row

For the 12th year in a row, Liberty Puerto Rico will celebrate “Safer Internet Day” to highlight the importance of using the internet responsibly and safely, as part of its corporate social responsibility campaign “Navega con seguridad,” with several resources to help the public navigate the web safely.

The event will be observed worldwide on Feb. 5, 2019.

“Safer Internet Day” is a global activity that raises
awareness among children, young people, parents, teachers and the public on the
importance of Internet safety. “Safer Internet Day” is held annually on Tuesday
of the second week of February. This year, “Safer Internet Day” will feature
the slogan “Together for a better internet.”

More than 100 countries around the world participate
in “Safer Internet Day” by organizing activities such as school events,
contests and educational resource presentations on the subject. Liberty has
represented Puerto Rico in this initiative since 2008.

The main purpose of Liberty’s “Navega con seguridad” campaign,
which runs year-round, beyond “Safer Internet Day,” is to educate the public on
how to use the internet responsibly and safely.

This year, Liberty will continue to feature a series
of videos it produced in partnership with the U.S. Immigration & Customs
Enforcement’s (ICE) Child Exploitation Investigative Unit. The videos delve into
the risks of cyberbullying and exploitation which children and teenagers are
exposed to when navigating the Internet without supervision and how they can
protect themselves.

ICE Special Agents Alek Pacheco and Reynaldo Medina
generate a discussion on this subject in the videos, providing valuable
information and tips for children and teenagers ages 9 to 14.

“The videos have been instrumental in raising
awareness about what we can do to protect children and teenagers from
cyberbullying and exploitation. It is a very valuable tool for parents, children
and teachers,” said Naji Khoury, president of Liberty Puerto Rico.

“Partnering with ICE to produce this video series, in
addition to running our ‘Navega con seguridad’ campaign year-round, have helped
us take this information to key audiences and continue educating the general
public on this important issue.”

According to the latest figures from ICE, the number
of child exploitation arrests has been decreasing steadily since 2016. The
agency reported 10 criminal arrests for the 2018 fiscal year, down from 30
reported in the fiscal year 2016.

The agency also states that informational programs
like the video series produced with Liberty have been key in the agency’s
efforts to identify, investigate and arrest those who attempt to harm children
online.

“No crime affects us more deeply than the exploitation
of innocent children. We will continue to work with state, federal and local
agencies as well as the private sector to identify, investigate and process
those who steal our children’s innocence in the cruelest way possible,” said Special Agent in Charge Iván Arvelo of the U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations
(ICE-HSI) in San Juan.

Pacheco will join Liberty’s Communication and Corporate
Responsibility Director, Giovanna Ramirez de Arellano, and Alexander Veloz of
Liberty’s Information Technology Department during a special interview to
promote “Safer Internet Day” that will air Feb. 5 on Liberty’s channel 85
(Channel 285 in its HD lineup.)

The series of videos is available in downloadable
format in Navega con seguridad’s microsite
and in Liberty Puerto Rico’s YouTube channel.

Liberty will also mark “Safer Internet Day” by launching an upgraded version of the “Navega con seguridad” microsite, with more information on the campaign, downloadable resources, videos, tip sheets and educational materials.

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  1. Nick Boyle February 5, 2019

    Its a big day for every internet user to get awareness about how to get internet safe. I read a blog on PureVPN which contains many tips to understand the possible of internet danger and how to get yourself safe and secure

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