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Manipulative marketing in games
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How to build critical thinking skills in your classroom: ideas for teachers to discuss in-game marketing manipulation
In today’s digital world, video games are an integral part of many young people’s lives. While they offer entertainment and social interaction, games often come with hidden marketing tactics that influence how children think about money and their spending habits. These tactics are sometimes designed to manipulate players into spending more than intended, often without them even realising.
Worldwide celebrations for Safer Internet Day 2025
Highlights from this year’s Safer Internet Day The 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!
Youth Internet Monitor 2025
Which social networks are popular with young people in Austria? Are there differences between girls and boys? This year, the Safer Internet Center Austria (Saferinternet.at) analysed the social media use of Austrian young people for the 10th time. The survey has once again produced exciting results for the year 2025: Microsoft Teams is new to the top 6 most popular platforms. The five most used networks have remained the same, but their position in the ranking has shifted. The use of WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok and the like has increased again compared to the previous year.
'Media Ukkie Days' campaign in the Netherlands
Our yearly Media Ukkie campaign is focused on the youngest children from 0 to 6 years old, and their parents. The theme of the Media Ukkie Days 2024 was Relaxing with Media. The role media plays in helping children - and ourselves - relax became evident through the results of the Iene Miene Media research. No less than 91 per cent of parents sometimes use digital media to create time for themselves. However, many parents (50 per cent) also observe that digital media do not necessarily help their little ones relax.