The Safer Internet Forum (SIF) is a key annual international conference in Europe where policymakers, researchers, law enforcement bodies, youth, parents and caregivers, teachers, NGOs, industry representatives, experts and other relevant actors come together to discuss the latest trends, opportunities, risks and solutions related to child online safety and making the internet a better place. The Forum will take place in a hybrid* format on Thursday, 4 December 2025, with a theme of Why age matters: Protecting and empowering youth in the digital age.
The Forum will discuss how to ensure age-appropriate online experiences through a proportionate and children’s rights-centric approach. The discussion will include age assurance methods, as well as other complementary tools, to support parents in making responsible choices, with some focus on video games. The discussions will contribute to the priority of the European Commission, as expressed by President von der Leyen, to further strengthen the protection of minors online. SIF will bring together a variety of public and private stakeholders, including children and young people, to discuss the current state of play across and beyond the European Union, and look forward to future developments.
As in previous editions, SIF will enjoy a youth-led format: the event is organised with the support of a Youth Advisory Group (YAG), which will work alongside EUN’s BIK Coordination Team and the European Commission to prepare the SIF programme, and the role of children and young people in particular. During the Forum, the sessions will be animated by the SIF Youth Panel, composed of young people from the national youth panels of European Safer Internet Centres and children from the EU Children’s Participation Platform. Young people will express their views and share their positive experiences online, as well as their challenges, when using digital services with many other stakeholders, such as policymakers, industry, civil society, academics, parents and educators.
Onsite participation is by invitation only; there are no restrictions on online attendance.
Updates on this year's Forum will be shared on our social channels (LinkedIn, Facebook, and X (formerly Twitter)) and in the next edition of the BIK bulletin.
The Safer Internet Forum (SIF) is a key annual international conference in Europe where policymakers, researchers, law enforcement bodies, youth, parents and caregivers, teachers, NGOs, industry representatives, experts and other relevant actors come together to discuss the latest trends, opportunities, risks and solutions related to child online safety and making the internet a better place. The Forum will take place in a hybrid* format on Thursday, 4 December 2025, with a theme of Why age matters: Protecting and empowering youth in the digital age.
The Forum will discuss how to ensure age-appropriate online experiences through a proportionate and children’s rights-centric approach. The discussion will include age assurance methods, as well as other complementary tools, to support parents in making responsible choices, with some focus on video games. The discussions will contribute to the priority of the European Commission, as expressed by President von der Leyen, to further strengthen the protection of minors online. SIF will bring together a variety of public and private stakeholders, including children and young people, to discuss the current state of play across and beyond the European Union, and look forward to future developments.
As in previous editions, SIF will enjoy a youth-led format: the event is organised with the support of a Youth Advisory Group (YAG), which will work alongside EUN’s BIK Coordination Team and the European Commission to prepare the SIF programme, and the role of children and young people in particular. During the Forum, the sessions will be animated by the SIF Youth Panel, composed of young people from the national youth panels of European Safer Internet Centres and children from the EU Children’s Participation Platform. Young people will express their views and share their positive experiences online, as well as their challenges, when using digital services with many other stakeholders, such as policymakers, industry, civil society, academics, parents and educators.
Onsite participation is by invitation only; there are no restrictions on online attendance.
Updates on this year's Forum will be shared on our social channels (LinkedIn, Facebook, and X (formerly Twitter)) and in the next edition of the BIK bulletin.
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