Looking back on the achievements of the Youth Pledge for a Better Internet at Safer Internet Forum
On Tuesday, 24 November 2020, the first side event of Safer Internet Forum (SIF) took place online, with a focus on Better Internet for Kids (BIK) Youth. During this session, two lines of youth participation work within the remit of BIK were discussed, including the Youth Pledge for a Better Internet, a youth-led initiative in partnership with industry on age-appropriate design launched on Safer Internet Day (SID) 2020.
A focus on youth at Safer Internet Forum 2020
On Tuesday, 24 November 2020, Safer Internet Forum (SIF) kicked off with a side-event dedicated to BIK Youth, which placed both the BIK Youth Panel 2020 and the Youth Pledge for a Better Internet in the spotlight.
Age limitations, privacy settings and the role of parents in supporting their child’s use of social media
Using and communicating with smart devices is an integral part of the daily lives of adults, children and young people alike. Popular social media platforms offer a variety of opportunities to communicate with others and share information. Since the internet is a public space where everything you say or post is saved, in order to protect your privacy and that of your children and avoid potentially unpleasant situations, you need to think about how, to whom and to what extent you share your data and information on social media platforms.
Final SIC+ webinar explores trends in child online protection and awareness raising for hotlines
In the final webinar in the inaugural round of the SIC+ pilot programme, global participants explored two topics: trends in child online protection and awareness raising for hotlines. The Insafe and INHOPE networks launched the SIC+ initiative with the aim of extending and replicating the successful Safer Internet Centre (SIC) model beyond Europe.
Digital technologies as an enabler of teenage sexual exploitation in Brussels
Between 2015 and 2019, Belgian Safer Internet Centre (SIC) Child Focus opened 144 files on (potential) victims of teenage procurers in Belgium, an increasingly pressing issue which has been facilitated by digital communications. Following the study on victims of teenage procurers in Flanders (2015), Child Focus was commissioned by equal.brussels to conduct a similar exploratory study in Brussels in 2019.
Online pressures – Filtering the good from the bad
Social media is a great place to connect with others, share parts of our lives, see into other people’s worlds, and it is a fantastic platform to raise awareness about important issues. However, it can add pressure by portraying an idealised version of normal life. Our newsfeeds often contain images of people looking great, wearing nice clothes, and doing exciting things – living their best lives.
The Hamlet-like dilemma of digital competence in Estonian schools – development or clicking?
“When it comes to children’s digital competence, Estonian school teachers can be divided into two groups: one claiming that children are much more competent than adults when it comes to ICT; and the other – mostly composed of computing teachers – doubting the actual, self-taught ICT skills of students, namely rapid clicking skills, which only seem to be a sign of ICT competence."
Latest helpline trends: Quarter 1, 2023
The Insafe network of helplines collects data about the types of calls they receive and this is analysed every three months in order to look at possible trends and emerging issues.
Exploring how young people connect and share on social media with The Full Picture
The Full Picture is a short film exploring how young people use social media to connect and share. The film highlights the influences and pressures young people face online and encourages them to see the full picture.
New teaching programme on deepfakes in Norway
On Friday, 6 November 2020, the Norwegian Safer Internet Centre (SIC) launched a new teaching programme on deepfakes. The programme was launched as a digital school lesson in a live broadcast produced by students in an upper secondary school in Oslo.
