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Better Internet for Kids

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Youth participation and empowerment

Children and young people are at heart of the BIK agenda, ensuring that every child is protected, empowered and respected online.

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Safer Internet Day

The celebrations for this year may be over, but be sure to mark your calendar for Safer Internet Day 2026, Tuesday 10 February!

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BIK's campaign on manipulative in-game marketing practices

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MOOC: Child Online Safety

If you're an educator, school administrator, or youth professional, then this free online course is for you! Discover insights into helpful tools, resources, and European initiatives.

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Better Internet for Kids

The European strategy for a Better Internet for Kids (BIK+) aims to improve age-appropriate digital services and ensure every child is protected, empowered, and respected online. This platform provides access to the dedicated work, support, services, and policies in place - across the EU and beyond - to make this a reality.

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Youth participation and empowerment

Children and young people are at heart of the BIK agenda, ensuring that every child is protected, empowered and respected online.

Read more about youth activities
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Safer Internet Day

The celebrations for this year may be over, but be sure to mark your calendar for Safer Internet Day 2026, Tuesday 10 February!

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In the spotlight

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Insafe-INHOPE joint training meeting

The Insafe-INHOPE joint training meeting will take place in Amsterdam on 19-20 March 2025.The training meeting takes place twice a year, and it is an important part of knowledge and capacity-building activities of the Insafe and INHOPE networks.  

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Manipulative marketing in games

Do you and your child know how to spot persuasive digital marketing tactics in apps and games? Check out this learning module to learn how to support and protect your family.
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Worldwide celebrations for Safer Internet Day 2025

Highlights from this year’s Safer Internet DayThe 22nd edition of Safer Internet Day was once again packed with new initiatives and activities. First of all, this edition has a completely new appearance: as part of the wider redevelopment of the Better Internet for Kids (BIK) platform, there’s now a brand new Safer Internet Day website, and more importantly, a new SID mascot, Ally!
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The first BIK+ strategy evaluation

On Wednesday, 11 May 2022, the European Commission adopted a new European strategy for a Better Internet for Kids (BIK+), which aims to improve age-appropriate digital services and ensure that every child is protected, empowered, and respected online.

In the spotlight

  • training

Insafe-INHOPE joint training meeting

The Insafe-INHOPE joint training meeting will take place in Amsterdam on 19-20 March 2025.The training meeting takes place twice a year, and it is an important part of knowledge and capacity-building activities of the Insafe and INHOPE networks.  

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National trends, issues and initiatives

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BIK Knowledge hub
Explore the central access point for information, evidence, and policy insights on the impact of digital transformation on the lives of children and young people.
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Safer Internet Centres
Connect with your national Safer Internet Centre (SIC) to access resources and sources of support, providing awareness raising, helpline, hotline and youth participation services.
What do we do after AI takes over?

Finland

How can online gaming be a safer environment for everyone?

Netherlands

Trainings on hate speech and online human rights

Portugal

What do we do after AI takes over?

Finland

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Safer Internet Forum 2023 wrap up

Making youth voices heard
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A key priority under BIK is for young people to voice their opinions to various stakeholders to develop online safety guidance, learning and campaigning materials, and contribute to decision-making processes to help create a better internet.
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Learning corners

Learn about the issues that matter to you with learning modules and deep dives into a range of digital citizenship and online safety topics.
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Children and youth

Discover advice and resources to help you navigate the online world, along with insights into the work of BIK youth across Europe.

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Parents and caregivers

Explore information and resources to help you support your children to have positive online experiences.

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Teachers and educators

Browse materials for teachers, educators and other adults who support young people’s online experiences in professional settings.

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Latest news

Albanian Safer Internet Centre 10 March 2025

Global Safer Internet Day celebrations: Albania's activities

ISIGURT.al Albania, starting from 2025, has launched a hotline for Safe Internet in Albania with the primary goal of reporting any incident of any form of online violence at the national level, being a trusted flagger for all global social media platforms.The staff of ISIGURT.al, since October 2024, has been committed to conducting awareness sessions across Albania in more than 40 schools in the country, raising awareness among more than 800 students and over 200 parents.

Portuguese Safer Internet Centre 7 March 2025

Portuguese Safer Internet Day seminar 2025: Shaping digital citizens of tomorrow

On 11 February 2025, Aveiro hosted the Portuguese Safer Internet Day (SID) seminar, a key event in the celebrations of the 22nd edition of Safer Internet Day. This year’s theme, Digital Citizenship Education, highlighted the importance of equipping individuals with the necessary skills to navigate the digital world critically, ethically and responsibly. The seminar, organised by the Portuguese Safer Internet Centre Consortium, was part of a wider initiative under the European Year of Digital Citizenship Education, led by the Council of Europe.

INCIBE 6 March 2025

Safer Internet Day 2025 in Spain

INCIBE once again joined in the international celebration of Safer Internet Day, this year with an event organised from Valencia.

BIK Team 3 March 2025

In the spotlight: Safer Internet Centres Finland and Luxembourg

As part of the Better Internet for Kids (BIK) Quality Assurance Programme (QAP), the Insafe-INHOPE Coordination Teams are jointly conducting a set of fifteen country visits to national Safer Internet Centres (SICs) to better understand what is happening in the Member States: monitoring emerging issues and challenges, identifying good practices to be shared, and harvesting the results of Better Internet for Kids (BIK) policy. On 14-15 November 2024, an online cluster meeting took place with the Finnish and Luxembourgish SICs.  

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