Worldwide celebrations for Safer Internet Day 2025
On Tuesday, 11 February 2025, we celebrated the 22nd edition of Safer Internet Day (SID), with events and activities taking place right across the globe. With a theme, once again, of “Together for a better internet”, the day called upon all stakeholders to join together to make the internet a safer and better place for all, and especially for children and young people. The day was a great success, and we are excited to share with you just a few of the achievements so far from the coordination level.
Microsoft study shows bullying remains an issue
The new school year is beginning for many across the globe and, although COVID-19 continues to necessitate at least some distance learning, the realities of bullying – both online and off – remain. A new Microsoft study shows 4 in 10 teens in 32 countries report being "involved" in a bullying incident and, perhaps surprisingly, nearly the same percentage of adults, as well.
The Better Internet for Kids annual report 2020 is out
The Better Internet for Kids (BIK) review of the year 2020 is released on the occasion of Safer Internet Day (SID) 2021, Tuesday, 9 February. It provides a summary of a multitude of stakeholder efforts to protect children and young people online over the past year.
KüberPuuring – A cybersecurity competition for Estonian students
In the summer 2020, Tallinn University of Technology organised a cybersecurity competition called KüberPuuring, for students from the seventh to twelfth grades, as well as for vocational students.
Save the Children Romania launches first self-paced online course on online safety for children
The Romanian Safer Internet Centre recently launched the country’s first online course on online safety for teachers and other professionals working with children. In the present article, they reflect on the reasons why they developed it in the first place, and what it consists of.
Understanding the information factory with InfoHunter
More than 4 billion pieces of shared content circulate on social networks every day, indiscriminately mixing infor, intox, and fake news. In French, this information overload has a name: “infobésité”.
Raising awareness of disinformation through creativity and solidarity in Romania
Romanian children’s news consumption mostly revolves around the internet – 49 per cent of them say they use websites, while 26 per cent use social media to read the news – followed by conversations with their parents (39 per cent) and watching television (28 per cent).
My child has created a social media account without me knowing, what can I do?
When children are taking the step of creating an account on social media without you knowing, the best piece of advice for you is to get curious, not furious. Use this as an opportunity to ask some key questions about the particular social media platform they are on and what they have been doing on it.
Empathic – A programme to address empathy in the classroom
The French Safer Internet Centre (SIC) recently unveiled an empathy awareness programme for elementary and middle school students. In this article, they explain why and how they produced such a resource.
How can parents teach their children how to handle disinformation?
Parents play an important role in teaching their kids how to evaluate the news critically. These media literacy skills are vital for kids growing up in the digital age.
