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Guide to age assurance section: updated resources now available!
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Safer Internet Day (SID) 2025
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Something ‘BIK’ has happened: Introducing the new Better Internet for Kids (BIK) platform
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The new BIK Knowledge Hub: the European central access point for information, evidence, policy and practice insights
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The first BIK+ strategy evaluation
In the spotlight
- BIK news
Guide to age assurance section: updated resources now available!
- international day
Safer Internet Day (SID) 2025
- BIK news
Something ‘BIK’ has happened: Introducing the new Better Internet for Kids (BIK) platform
- Knowledge hub insight
The new BIK Knowledge Hub: the European central access point for information, evidence, policy and practice insights
- BIK news
The first BIK+ strategy evaluation
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The Americas: Nine NGOs together for young children's digital wellbeing
For Safer Internet Day 2024, nine NGOs from the Americas came together to launch an initiative focused on the digital wellbeing of young children. Leading these efforts was Power of Zero, an international non-profit organisation committed to ensuring the well-being of young people in the digital age.
Ultra-violence on your smartphones: How to protect your children?
A concerning trend among school-age children is the exposure to ultra-violent scenes (torture, beheadings, war scenes) on their smartphones. Alarmingly, 25 per cent of 11 to 18 year olds are engaging in this disturbing behaviour. These scenes, often shared on platforms like Reddit, Telegram, Discord, or even social networks like X (formerly Twitter), are part of a troubling challenge where young people test their limits by watching extremely traumatic images. These include footage of drug cartels torturing opponents, terrorists attacking, and torturers murdering convicts.
Safer Internet Forum 2024 is here!
The annual Safer Internet Forum is dedicated to initiatives related to developing digital skills for children, parents and teachers, while also paying attention to the needs of vulnerable children.
Guide to age assurance section: updated resources now available!
Young people interact with the digital world daily. Whether they’re gaming, chatting with friends, or seeking homework help, they make the most of the countless opportunities for learning and connection that the internet offers. However, this also exposes children and adolescents to risks, such as harmful or age-inappropriate content, often when they least expect it.