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Introduction. The goal of the paper is to study the impact of digitization of education on the person from the position of theory of safety and to justify the necessity of creation of a safe communicative learning environment in the emerging system of digital education in Russia. Methodology and methods of the research is based on the principles of the value approach, the theory of «risk society» by W. Beck, as well as the theory of electronic culture, developed by the author in recent years. The results of the research. Possible risk-related trends related to the digital transformation of the communication environment are revealed and characterized. They relate to ethical, cognitive, anthropological, and psychological aspects that should be taken into account when implementing digital learning as the main form. Based on the study of possible risks, the components of a safe communication and educational environment aimed at countering the main threats and a system of preventive actions are proposed. They are aimed at solving the problems of diagnostics and monitoring of risk-related processes (psychological, communicative, motivational, etc.), ensuring the protection of personal data, personal rights and freedoms in the digital environment, and forming social skills, patriotic, morally-oriented behavior, and the ability to work in a social environment (both traditional and digital). Conclusion. Assessment of the impact of digitalization of communication on a person and assessment of emerging risks leads to the need to create a system of communication and educational environment for digital education, which involves both countering possible negative and forming an information culture and ethics.