Social Media Kindness Day 2026
Monday 9 November 2026
Social Media Kindness Day is held on 9 November each year, which falls on a Monday in 2026. The campaign encourages people to make their online interactions more considerate and supportive.
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Dates and event details
Monday 9 November 2026. Held every year on 9 November.
| Date status | Date calculated from a fixed annual pattern |
|---|---|
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| Where | International |
About Social Media Kindness Day
Social Media Kindness Day is held on 9 November each year, which falls on a Monday in 2026. The campaign encourages people to make their online interactions more considerate and supportive.
The campaign’s own account explains that the day honours the late presenter Caroline Flack and takes place on her birthday. Its resource page provides materials for people who want to take part.
What can kindness look like online?
It can be a specific, ordinary action: thanking someone for useful information, asking permission before sharing their photograph or checking whether a joke could be read differently by the person receiving it.
Kindness also includes respecting boundaries. People do not have to reply to every message, explain a private experience or stay in an uncomfortable conversation to prove they are being considerate.
Choose one practical action
- Give a specific thank-you: tell someone what you appreciated, without sharing details they expected to remain private.
- Pause before reposting: check the original context and whether the person involved has consented to wider attention.
- Ask before tagging: give people a choice about appearing in a campaign photograph or public discussion.
- Review a group rule: make it clear how members can raise a concern and who will respond.
You can participate privately. A thoughtful direct message or a clearer moderation process can be useful without a public selfie or a campaign post.
If you encounter harmful content
Use the platform’s reporting, blocking or muting tools where appropriate. Supporting someone does not require arguing with the person targeting them or drawing more public attention to the content.
Report Harmful Content provides information about community standards and routes for reporting different kinds of online harm. Its guidance can help you find the relevant process rather than relying on a general complaint in a comment thread.
If checking in with someone, keep the message simple and let them decide whether to respond. Avoid promising that you can remove content or resolve a situation that is outside your control.
An activity for a school or workplace
Use a fictional group-chat example to discuss what a supportive response might look like. Compare a public reply, a private check-in and a report to a moderator. Ask what each option could help with and when it might draw unwanted attention.
Do not ask participants to display their personal accounts or disclose an experience of bullying. In a school, follow the setting’s safeguarding arrangements if a concern comes up.
Using campaign materials
The official downloads include banners, reminder graphics and other social resources. Check that a chosen asset fits the platform and audience, and add readable text describing your activity rather than posting an image alone.
If you use #SocialMediaKindnessDay, make the post useful: explain one action, link to a resource and give people room to choose how they participate.
