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Life & fun · June 6, 2017

Interland by Google

A game to help kids be safe, confident explorers online

Interland by Google launched on June 6, 2017 with 135 votes, #278 of 3,107 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 9 years on.

What it does

Interland is a web-based game from Google that helps teach kids fundamental digital safety and citizenship skills. The game is just one piece of the Be Internet Awesome program, which aims to help kids be safe, confident explorers of the online world.

Be Internet Awesome is a multifaceted program that includes a fun and free web-based game called Interland and an educational curriculum to teach kids how to be safe and responsible explorers of the online world.

Empowering kids to be safe, confident explorers of the online world. To make the most of the Internet, kids need to be prepared to make smart decisions. Be Internet Awesome empowers kids with tools and education to confidently and safely explore, grow, and play online. Good (and bad) news travels fast online, and without some forethought, kids can find themselves in tricky situations that have lasting consequences. The solve? Learning how to share with those they know and those they don’t. Communicate Responsibly Encourage thoughtful sharing by treating online communication like face-to-face communication; if it isn’t right to say, it isn’t right to post. Create guidelines about what kind…from beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com

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