On Tuesday 10th Feb 2026,
Join the UK's national day of digital detox!
Call it an away day, call it craycation, call it a make a bridge out of pasta day, call it what you like, but join with thousands of others in having a digital pause and living totally in the real world for just 24 hours
The fun starts in...!
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We've made a day to say "Hell No! We like the real world!"
No pings, no dings,
no swipes, no gripes
just face to face chats,
paper, pens, crayons, sellotape,
flips, maps and good crack!
OK, let's come clean.
This is a bit of a protest.
Why?
Because, did you know,
10th of February is gobal "Safer Internet Day".
This is the day that the internet industry goes into schools and tells children how to "stay safe" on their unsafe products.
But, did you know
that the day is sponsored by
These platforms are known for exposing adult content to children and are facing law-suits in the US for poor child protection and addictive-by-design apps. Should these companies really be invited in to schools to lecture children on safety and to advertise their newest unsafe products?
Well we say "Hell No! - Make your products safe first!"
So parents, teachers, and healthcare
practitioners like us are making a bit of a protest.
If you'd like to join thousands of
parents, teachers and doctors
in asking Big Tech
to stop supplying harmful products to kids
you can join the Unplug Day stand in three ways:
Feb 10, 2026
This is the day!
Feb 9, 2026
As luck would have it, UK Children's Mental Health Week is the same week. What a great time to focus on the growing child mental health crisis
Feb 7-8, 2026
Going without a digital device for 24hrs is going to need some planning! Get warmed up with a device-free family trip to one of our recommended outdoor activity venues!
Feb 1, 2026
One day not enough? Join with people across Europe who are deleting their social media accounts for the whole month of February - not as a protest, just for their own peace of mind and mental health. Inspired by the same people that brought you Dry January!
Want help making plans for your school?
Or to let us know about what you've got planned
get in touch here!
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or bring your local group to a city event
get in touch here!
Click on a supporter logo to find out more
about their specific campaigns and activities
A Scotland-based parent community calling for better digital protections for children in Scottish schools
Off February! A Europe-wide initiative to encourage anyone, young or old, to delete their social media apps for the month of February
A UK-wide campaign calling on the major search engines to enforce safe-search server-side before 9pm to improve protections for children during the day.