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Are you the real you, online? Digital identity and freedom
The month of February was marked by Safer Internet Day. With several campaigns and activities, the Portuguese Safer Internet Centre advocated for a safer, more aware and healthier use of the internet, with a special focus on digital identity.
How to report CSAM: Journalism guidelines
The culture and environment, the medium of communication and how we perceive certain words and tones are all factors that contribute to how we consume content. These factors and more impact how a reader will react to a news report. It is therefore important that journalists and publications alike apply guidelines when reporting on sensitive topics, such as child sexual abuse and exploitation, to ensure that the story being told is not also influenced by subjective factors.
Latest helpline trends: Quarter 4, 2021
The Insafe network of helplines collects data about the types of calls received and this is analysed every three months to look at trends, and new and emerging issues. The most recent helpline data covers the period from October to December 2021. This reporting period saw over 19,000 contacts made to the helpline network (a considerable rise on the previous reporting period) and continued the overall upward trend in numbers of people reaching out to helplines. There were over 67,000 contacts made to Insafe helplines during 2021 – the busiest year ever, which underlines the importance of the services they offer.
The European Year of Youth 2022 spirit: broad, inclusive and impactful
By making 2022 the European Year of Youth, the European Commission honours young people as agents of change and the bearers of ideas to build a better future. A future that will be greener, more digital, more inclusive and more peaceful.
The Finnish Safer Internet Centre publishes a new guide for a sex positive media education approach for young people
This new guide from the Finnish Safer Internet Centre (KAVI, 2021) provides teachers and educators relevant and research-based information about sex and sexuality in the media that young people aged 13 to 18 are using. It offers tools and support to discuss these topics with young people, gives examples of sexual education in the context of media literacy, and contributes to a neutral and non-shaming discussion about sexuality and sexual cultures in the media. The author of the guide is MA sex educator Petra Kankare.
The Greek Safer Internet Centre reflects on how online behaviour has changed as a result of the pandemic
The Greek Safer Internet Centre has recently released the paper "Surveying parental mediation and digital literacy. Were parents ready during COVID-19?", exploring the evolution of the online behaviour of children and young people due to the pandemic, and how parents and carers have had to adapt and keep up-to-date with new trends and technologies.
Working together for a better internet on Safer Internet Day 2022
Microsoft, the GNR - National Republican Guard, and the consortium of the Portuguese Safer Internet Centre celebrated safer internet month throughout February with various awareness-raising activities among the school community. Starting on 8 February 2022, Safer Internet Day (SID), the campaign for the correct use of technology among primary and secondary school students marked the start of this year's cooperation.
Italy promotes the conscious use of the internet on Safer Internet Day 2022
In Italy, the Safer Internet Day (SID) 2022 event was hosted completely online and made available via live streaming. A debate took place between students, parents and teachers – the whole school community – on how to help younger generations through a learning process for a positive use of the web, the technological instruments that are available, and everyone’s role in the good and appropriate use of the platforms.
Spotlighting youth voices in Safer Internet Day 2022 celebrations
Children and young people are at the heart of what we do. Indeed, they are the main benefactors of the Safer Internet Day campaign – and the Better Internet for Kids (BIK) agenda more generally – as we unite across the globe to provide a safer and better internet for them, and seek to equip and empower them with the skills, knowledge and support to benefit from all of the wonderful opportunities that the online world has to offer. Youth involvement was very prevalent in the 2022 celebrations.
Take action – tackle disinformation! Media literacy is more important than ever
Fake news travels very fast. According to findings from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology research, false news spreads six times faster on Twitter than truthful stories. An overabundance of information makes it hard for users to find trustworthy and reliable sources and, most importantly, identify false and misleading content online. The Facts4All – School tackling disinformation project recently launched an online campaign with the aim of raising awareness of online disinformation, while also providing guidance on how best to consume online content.
