Empowering online safety: new nationwide media campaign by the Greek Safer Internet Centre
To address online safety challenges and promote a safer online environment for children, a nationwide TV campaign has been launched by the Greek Safer Internet Centre. This campaign aims to educate parents, caregivers, guardians and young people about the importance of online safety, provide practical tips and guidance for navigating the digital world responsibly, and inform about the support offered by the Greek helpline and hotline services.
Artificial intelligence (AI): should parents allow their children to use ChatGPT, Dall-E and more?
Applications based on artificial intelligence (AI) are conquering our everyday lives. How should parents and caregivers deal with this? The Austrian Safer Internet Centre shares some tips.
Learn some of the most used acronyms on social media
Social Media Day was celebrated in Portugal on 30 June 2023. The Portuguese Safer Internet Centre, aware of the peculiarities of these platforms, developed the In[sight] campaign to make people aware of some widely used terms and acronyms.
Slovenian teenagers and online pornography
Online pornography is very easily accessible to all internet users. Slovenian children and teenagers encounter it at a very early age, which can give them incorrect ideas about sexuality and relationships between individuals, and what they see can deeply affect them and their education.
The final conference of the European SafeOnline Initiative
On 8 June 2023, Child Focus and its partners organised the final conference of the European SafeOnline Initiative: a European event on parenting about digital media.
Czech helpline brief: today's challenges
For 29 years, Linka bezpečí (helpline) has been dedicated to assisting children and students who find themselves in challenging situations, providing support and solutions for their everyday concerns. Parents, family members and other adults working with children receive professional support through the "Parental Line ", offering them help and general social counselling during crisis. The Czech Safer Internet Centre overviews the recurring issues and challenges.
The Seize the Controls campaign
Video Games Europe (VGE) has launched the Seize the Controls campaign in the run-up to the holiday season. The campaign aims to inform parents about the tools they have at hand to set up the best video game play experience for their family.
Latest helpline trends: Quarter 3, 2023
The Insafe network of helplines collects data about the types of calls received and this is analysed every three months in order to look at possible trends and emerging issues.
Tackling offensive online behaviour
In The Netherlands, Media Literacy Week 2023 (celebrated from 10 – 17 November) has come to an end. For an entire week, numerous network partners reflected on dealing with offensive behaviour online under the banner #hierniet (not here). Hundreds of entities endorsed the #hierniet initiative, with activities taking place across the country. Furthermore, almost 190,000 students participated in the MediaMasters serious game as part of the campaign actions.
Tech-savvy gifting: a guide to balancing joy and digital safety
As the holiday season approaches, many parents find themselves preparing to gift their children new technological devices. It’s important to keep in mind though, that as much joy your gift might bring your child, it also comes with many responsibilities.
