Better Internet for Kids

Children and young people today grow up in a deeply connected digital environment, where learning, social interaction and identity formation increasingly take place online. While digital technologies offer significant opportunities for creativity, participation and connection, they also expose young people to evolving forms of risk, including cyberbullying.

This MOOC is aligned with the priorities of the EU action plan against cyberbullying (2026). It aims to equip educators with the knowledge, skills and tools needed to prevent, identify, report and respond effectively to cyberbullying. It is grounded in a shared understanding of cyberbullying, and it supports participants in navigating complex and often ambiguous situations in formal and informal contexts with greater confidence. The MOOC adopts a comprehensive and integrated perspective that brings together technological, social, psychological and educational dimensions of cyberbullying in various online environments, across four key modules:

Module 1: The cyberbullying ecosystem
Module 2: AI and cyberbullying: new forms, old behaviour
Module 3: Reporting, intervening and supporting
Module 4: Building safer digital spaces

Find out more and register for the MOOC.

Harmonised national laws and international cooperation are essential to improve prevention, protect victims and prosecute perpetrators. The European Day helps to raise awareness to that end.

Better Internet for Kids is dedicated to promoting a digital environment that aligns with the principles of World Children’s Day. In an era where children are increasingly immersed in the online world, our commitment is to ensure their safety, empowerment and respect in the digital world. 

We invite you to save the date for Safer Internet Forum (SIF) 2026, which will take place in a hybrid format in Brussels and online on Thursday, 3 December 2026.

Further information on the theme will be shared soon, and registration is expected to open in early September. As is customary, in-person attendance will be by invitation only, while anyone is welcome to join online.

Further information will be shared on our social channels in due course (Facebook, LinkedIn and X).

It commemorates the anniversary of one of the world's most groundbreaking global pledges: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This landmark document enshrines the inalienable rights that everyone is entitled to as a human being - regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, language, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.

The 21st annual meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF 2026) will be held 14-18 December in Nairobi, Kenya, under the overarching theme, “Governing the internet in the age of intelligence: Our shared responsibility”.

For further information, see the IGF website.

Over the years, Safer Internet Day (SID) has become a landmark event in the online safety calendar. Starting as an initiative of the EU SafeBorders project in 2004 and taken up by the Insafe network as one of its earliest actions in 2005, Safer Internet Day has grown beyond its traditional geographic zone and is now celebrated in more than 180 countries and territories worldwide.

From cyberbullying to social networking to digital identity, each year Safer Internet Day aims to raise awareness of emerging online issues and current concerns.

Safer Internet Day 2027 will be marked throughout the whole month of February. The global day of focus will take place on Tuesday, 9 February 2027.