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A resounding success for the 4th edition of the Digital Cleanup Day (Ex. Cyber World Cleanup Day)

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The press talks about the Digital Cleanup Day (Ex. Cyber World CleanUp Day)

Find here all the articles of the different editions: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020

2023 - 4th Edition

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JDN - Journal Du Net (France)

In the absence of tools, a company can organize events to awaken people's minds. How each year, the Digital Cleanup Day (formerly Cyber World Cleanup Day) will be held on March 18. This major Spring cleaning operation consists of deleting all obsolete or unused files that pollute our hard drives, our mailboxes or our shared spaces. It is also about giving a second life to all your digital equipment that is sleeping in drawers.

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DNA - Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace (France)

During the month of March, the Sauer-Pechelbronn community of municipalities organizes a collection of digital tools within its municipalities, as well as two workshop-debates. This as part of the "Cyber World CleanUp Day".

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Mega Zap (Reunion Island)

This year again, Reunion is dedicated to the Digital World CleanUp Day. Last year, during the second edition of the Digital CleanUp Day, the mobilization in Reunion was a great success since our department arrived in the Top 10

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A.A. NOTICIAS (Brasil)

The initiative was conceived by World Cleanup Day France: first launched in 2020 (as Cyber ​​World CleanUp Day), it takes place every year on the third Saturday of March. And the movement, which spans 91 countries around the world, is gaining momentum

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LSA Conso (France)

Throughout this week and on the occasion of Digital Cleanup Day, which takes place on March 18, Boulanger has launched a vast awareness campaign on sustainability and the second life of digital devices in its 208 French stores.

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la Repubblica (Italy)

Digital Cleanup Day is the day created to raise awareness of the large amount of useless files, data and videos that contribute to pollution. Like, how? By consuming energy via servers and promoting the emissions of 870 million tonnes of CO2. The call: "We need a cultural revolution"

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Breaking Latest News (USA)

Even an email pollutes: let's try to reduce the ecological impact of our digital waste

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The Latest News (USA)

As every year, the World Cleanup Day of our planet (World Cleanup Day, in its original version) is accompanied by its digital counterpart. This March 18 is therefore ALSO Digital Cleanup Day, formerly Cyber World Cleanup Day.

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Les Numériques (France)

Les Numériques is associated with the Digital Cleanup Day. On this occasion, we encourage you to limit the generation of data but also — and above all — to make your devices last as long as possible.

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France 3 Grand Est (France)

From March 13 to 18 is Digital Cleanup Day. Translation: an operation to raise awareness of the cleaning of our digital data and the recycling of our electronic devices.

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IT-daily.net (Germany)

The hundredth unread newsletter, the unused traffic app from your last vacation or the five almost identical photos in the cloud - sometimes there are many unused apps and files stored on smartphones, laptops or in storage online

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de Ondernemer (The Netherlands)

Today, March 18, is Digital Cleanup Day. Vodafone Business invites Dutch entrepreneurs to reduce their mountain of digital waste and take a virtual broom through their IT systems.

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La 1ere - France Info (France - Overseas)

Emails, online videos, latest smartphones contribute to digital pollution. Yet it is one of the impacts on the climate that users least suspect. But digital pollution is very real, and contributes to global warming.

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Deutschlandfunk Nova (Germany)

Today is digital cleanup day. This is why the digital association Bitkom, among others, calls for the deletion of superfluous data - and the adaptation of usage behavior: for example, by switching off devices instead of leaving them in sleep mode.

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Digital Journal (USA)

Cleaning digital data for the environment and business efficiency

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SPOTE MTE (France)

Inside the ministerial pole, the first edition of the Cyber World Clean Up Day was held in September 2020, and we invited you to reduce your digital carbon footprint by carrying out four simple eco-gestures: empty your trash of e-mail, your desktop trash, your downloads folder and delete its obsolete or redundant files.

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2022 - 3rd Edition

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2021 - 2nd Edition

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2020 - 1st Edition

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ComputerWeekly

Digital Cleanup Day (March 19 2022) is conceived to shine a light on these efforts, and to encourage us to minimize digital pollution by cleaning up digital trash, reducing e-waste, and spreading the word. And there are steps we can all take to make a difference.

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Total Croatia News

The Žmergo association on Saturday called for the deletion of all unnecessary files, apps, photos and videos so that we can reduce our digital footprint and consequently negative consequences for the environment

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JDN - Journal Du Net

In the absence of tools, a company can organize events to awaken the spirits. How each year, the Digital Cleanup Day (formerly Cyber World Cleanup Day) will be held on March 18. This major Spring cleaning operation consists of deleting all obsolete or unused files that pollute our hard drives, our mailboxes or our shared spaces. It is also about giving a second life to all your digital equipment that is sleeping in drawers.

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DNA - Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace

During the month of March, the Sauer-Pechelbronn community of municipalities organizes a collection of digital tools within its municipalities, as well as two workshop-debates. This as part of the "Cyber World CleanUp Day".

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The Conversation

The volume of nearly “dead” data continues to grow. On the occasion of Cyber World Cleanup Day, we show that it is possible to act to identify and remove this zombie data.

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Ouest France

Cyber world cleanup day is a day of raising awareness of the digital environmental footprint, inviting the population to take concrete action by cleaning up their data and/or offering a second life to all their digital equipment that is sleeping in drawers.

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Le Temps

On March 19, several Geneva institutions are taking part in Cyber World CleanUp Day. Launched in France in 2020, the initiative encourages people to clean their digital data.

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Eco Austral

Scheduled for March 19, 2022, Cyber World CleanUp Day aims to invite as many companies as possible to take concrete action by cleaning up their data.

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Le Télégramme

Limit the impact of digital technology on the environment. This is the objective of the Cyber world cleanup day. An awareness day in which the Bee Center will participate, in Quimper, on March 19.

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Agence Presse

Next March 19 is Cyber World CleanUp Day, an ideal day to sort out our data that has become obsolete. For years, you have accumulated tens of thousands of data on each of your customers, partners and consumers. We have long considered data the key to success and competitive advantage. What if in 2022, this was no longer the case?

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Tribune de Genève

Storing files on servers has an environmental cost. This Friday, an awareness day brings together the City of Geneva and two economic players.

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Cnet France

If you're running out of space to store your many photos, videos or apps, or the Apple brand's high-capacity models were too expensive for you, here are some tips to help you feel less cramped.

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HEIDI

On March 19, Cyber World CleanUp Day will take place, a day aimed at raising public and business awareness of the digital footprint on the environment. On this occasion, several events will be organized, from the collection of equipment in order to recondition or recycle it to data cleaning.

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NRJ

This is the cyber rendezvous not to be missed: on March 19, take part in the world day for cleaning digital data to reduce the environmental footprint of digital technology together!

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Institut du Numérique Responsable

The Cyber World CleanUp Day took place from March 15 to 20, 2021. Throughout France, thousands of citizens were invited to clean up their digital data: a look back at this second edition.

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Vosges Matin

The city of Remiremont joins the Cyber World Clean Up Day, by organizing a cleaning of digital data among its agents. It also intends to raise awareness in schools and associations about this unknown but very real pollution.

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Virgin Radio

Every morning, Mélanie shares good news with us. Maybe you are not aware but this week is the Cyber World Clean Up Day. The idea? Sorting out our computers to better help the planet. If you don't know where to start, don't panic, we have a little guide.

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Economie Matin

Did you know that just like green cleaning day in the real world, there is a day dedicated to digital cleaning? On March 20, 2021, Cyber World Clean Up Day, each of us will be encouraged to delete our unnecessary digitally stored data.

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Le Pays Gessien

Health constraints limiting its possibilities of physical action, the association proposes a digital action by participating in the "Cyber World Clean Up Day" which will allow participants to carry out a spring e-cleaning of their emails, computers, smartphones and social networks.

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ITRMobile

Did you know that just like green cleaning day in the real world, there is a day dedicated to digital cleaning? On March 20th, during the Cyber World Clean Up Day, each of us will be encouraged to delete our useless digitally stored data.

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France 3 Occitanie

Operation Cyberworld CleanUp Day (planetary digital cleaning day) begins this Monday. Among the first to invest, the municipality and companies of Bagnols-sur-Cèze in the Gard. With one goal: decontaminate and clean our digital data, starting with our mailboxes.

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Midi Libre

As part of its Energy Climate Plan, the CCPU (community of municipalities Pays d'Uzès) is joining Cyber World Clean Up Day, from March 15 to 20. Through this symbolic but very concrete action, she wants to raise awareness among her agents and even more. Everyone at their level can contribute since all they have to do is clean their computer. [Subscribers article]

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Tourcoing: le nettoyage numérique aura lieu le vendredi 19

For several years, citizens of Tourcoing have been mobilizing to clean up their streets and outdoor spaces. Friday the 19th, this time they call for cleaning up the digital world using online videos.

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SecurityMag

Global Security Mag

Did you know that just like green cleaning day in the real world, there is a day dedicated to digital cleaning? On March 20th, during the Cyber World Clean Up Day, each of us will be encouraged to delete our useless digitally stored data.

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France Inter

France Inter

With an international name for an initiative that could see the light of day in 180 countries: Cyber World CleanUp Day. An initiative born of a partnership between the Institute of Sustainable IT and World CleanUp Day France. Objectives: mobilize citizens for one day, and raise awareness for the rest of the year.

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infodurable

L’Info Durable

The environmental impact of new technologies is due both to their manufacture, which emits a lot of CO2, and to their use. Their electricity consumption, as well as the weight of online activities, add to their carbon footprint. Being aware of digital uses makes it possible, through a virtuous circle, to take a step towards more sobriety.

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LaDépêche

On Saturday March 20, on the occasion of Cyber World CleanUp Day, the municipal team of Saint-Alban offers to clean up digital devices, to get rid of a few gigabytes and become aware of this invisible pollution. To join "Saint-Alban Cyber CWUD", go to the City of Saint-Alban Facebook page or to saint-alban31.fr.

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ecclesia

KnetPartage

Laurent GAUTIER, President of K Net Partage met Ecclesia, the radio station of the diocese of Nîmes to talk about the Cyber World CleanUp Day operation and the need to reduce its digital footprint.

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LPL

LPL

Aware of global issues – and as a player in digital research – the LPL wishes to participate this year in the International Day of Digital Data Cleansing! In short, to Cyber World CleanUp Day! Concretely, during the week of March 15 to 19, we invite you to do a big spring cleaning in your mailboxes!

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Actu La Rochelle

It's time for the big spring cleaning. At least for a week. From March 15 to 20, the Cyber World Clean Up Day is back in La Rochelle for its second edition. At least 70 tonnes of carbon equivalent is the ambition that the municipality of La Rochelle wishes to achieve for the second opus of this Cyber World Clean Up Day.

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Cyber WCUD

Paris Côte d’Azur

To enable everyone, the public and communities... to become aware of the impacts of digital technology, and to commit to reduce the environmental impact of its digital activities, the INR and WCUD France organized on March 20 a Cyber ​​World CleanUp Day “Let’s clean up our data”.

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PositivR

Plastic pollution, digital pollution, same fight: March 20 will be Cyber World CleanUp Day. In this interview, Kevin Guerin, Project Manager of Cyber WCUD gives us six tips to pollute less on the internet. A little lesson in digital sobriety!

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Ouest France

In our eyes, waste is material objects, but who thinks of lightening their digital trash? The Saumurois Junior Chamber has looked into the subject with a short animated film posted on Youtube: “La minute 0 déchet”.

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Midi Libre

In March, major cleaning of mailboxes in the Rhone Gard: "A real invisible pollution". K Net Partage and the Junior Chamber of Economics are joining forces to relay a week of global action across the territory, from March 15 to 20. Companies and communities are invited to participate in the challenge.

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CMSWIRE (USA)

"I keep hearing about wonderful things happening in France when it comes to making digital cleaner and more sustainable. I wanted to hear from Guerin how they had gone about getting Digital Cleanup Day France up and running."

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Actu La Rochelle

By 2040, La Rochelle aims to become a zero carbon territory. By actively participating in this event, the tons saved are equivalent to 388,000 kilometers traveled by car. The quantities of greenhouse gases avoided were converted into euros and a donation was made to the Coopérative Carbone

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Le Petit Economiste

In La Rochelle, the territory's participation in the Cyber World CleanUp Day saved 73 tonnes of Carbon Equivalent,be 388,000 km by car, or the carbon footprint of more than 6 people for a year. These carbon savings correspond to those that would have been made if the entire territory had cut its emissions for 20 minutes.

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Altice France sur BFM Business

Claire Perset, Director of Institutional Relations and Engagement at Altice France, was Cyrielle Hariel's guest on the program Objectif Raison d'Être on BFMBusiness to talk about Cyber World CleanUp Day. More than 500,000 emails and files have been deleted by Altice France employees!

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Le Monde

It is to raise citizens' awareness of these issues that the citizen organization World Clean Up Day and the Institute Sustainable IT are organising, on Saturday September 19, the first edition of the "Cyber World Clean Up Day", in other words, the day world of digital cleaning.

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Filgoodnews

Saturday September 19th will be Cyber World CleanUp Day! Global data cleaning in the Cloud, on computer servers and on all our equipment in order to reduce our digital footprint. Individuals, schools, communities, companies, everyone can participate!

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Institut Numérique Responsable

Kevin Guerin was at the origin of the meeting between the WCUD and the INR in February 2020, thus facilitating the creation of this 1st world day of data cleaning, which was named the Cyber World CleanUp Day (Cyber WCUD)

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