Digital Citizen Day
October 29, 2025
What is Digital Citizen Day?
Digital Citizen Day is an annual event encouraging everyone to engage and share responsibly in our digital world.
Use #DigitalCitizenDay on October 29, 2025 to help spread the word and improve our online spaces!
What is a digital citizen?
If you’re online, you’re a digital citizen!
Being a responsible digital citizen is about navigating and interacting in online spaces respectfully, safely and with compassion.
How can I be a responsible digital citizen?
Start by shaping the kind of internet you want to be part of.
- Spread positivity – Share content that uplifts and inspires.
- Think before you post – Would you say it face to face?
- Respect others – Disagree without being disrespectful.
- Speak up – Push back against hate, misinformation and cruelty online.
- Show empathy – Remember there’s a person behind every screen.
- Protect privacy – Yours and everyone else’s.
How to take part
Spread the word social media using #DigitalCitizenDay and the assets in the promo kit and tag @MediaSmarts.
Create a video using our prompts.
Check out and share videos from creators talking about #DigitalCitizenDay: Santee Siouxx, Tresor, Kenzie Brenna, and Miss Hassan.
Explore our free Teachers’ Hub for lesson plans and activities to celebrate Digital Citizen Day.
Resources
Learn more about the different sides of digital citizenship with our free tip sheets and videos:
Read more about digital citizenship
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