SaferInternet4Kids’ Youth Panel contributes to IGF workshop on online gender-based violence
SaferInternet4Kids (the Greek Center for Safe Internet (EKAD) of FORTH) participated in the recent Internet Governance Forum (IGF). Together with Maltese and UK members of the Insafe delegation, representing the network of Safer Internet Centres in Europe, representatives hosted a workshop titled "Mind the Gender Gap OR Mend the Gender Gap".
Challenge 2021 All Inclusive
In 2021, six projects received an incentive contribution to help realise a media literacy initiative with which they are able to increase and/or promote inclusivity. From co-creation with students to inclusive design of AI (artificial intelligence), the six initiatives each focus in their own way on inclusive design, inclusive reach or inclusive media. Read on to discover more.
Smart toys under the Christmas tree?
If you glanced through toy catalogues in the run-up to Christmas, you undoubtedly came across some ‘smart toys’; that is, toys that are connected to the internet. BEE SECURE, the Luxembourgish Safer Internet Centre, reveals the pitfalls of these devices and what to look out for when buying and selling them.
Information campaign on online frauds by the Greek Safer Internet Centre and the National Cyber Security Authority
At a time when online interactions and activities have increased rapidly due to the ongoing pandemic, which has seen more and more children and young people spend an increasingly high amount of time in the digital world, new forms of fraud are constantly emerging, making online safety education for users an urgent and primary need.
The 2021 edition of the Youth Work Week in Estonia focused on mental health and digitalisation
The eleventh annual Youth Work Week in Estonia took place from 22-30 November 2021. This year, the campaign focused on the relationship between young people's mental health and digitalisation.
ON-LINE ZOO, a new series of short stories about online safety
The resource catalogue of the CZ.NIC association has recently been expanded with the publication of a new digital series of short stories, ON-LINE ZOO - Poems. This collection of playful poems was created as an extension of the book ON-LINE ZOO, originally created by the Austrian Safer Internet Centre and translated into Czech, which introduces children of pre-school and earlier school grades to the most common risks associated with the use of the internet. The original texts were turned into poems by Libor Manda, project manager of the Czech Safer Internet Centre.
Hotline expansion into high-risk countries
Is everyone able to report child sexual abuse material (CSAM) they might encounter on the internet? The answer is no. This question often disturbs people or unbalances them, because they cannot believe that people record and distribute the sexual abuse of children. By reducing the supply of CSAM, we reduce demand, as well as access to this content. And network expansion is how we can address the many parts of the world that do not yet offer public reporting.
Looking back on an eventful year for Better Internet for Kids
As 2021 – yet another year full of uncertainty – comes to an end, Better Internet for Kids recaps on the past year and reflects on the main highlights and activities of 2021, while introducing several exciting events and activities to look forward to in 2022.
Press and Media Week at School 2021: fight fake news with Internet Sans Crainte
The 32nd edition of the Press and Media Week at School (#PMWS), organised by the Centre for Media and Information Education (CLEMI), took place from 22 to 27 March 2021 with Internet Sans Crainte. The theme chosen for this edition was “Get informed to understand the world”.
Launch of E-Junior: an edutainment platform by Samsung and Tralalere
Samsung Electronics France, in collaboration with Tralalere and its Internet Sans Crainte programme (part of the French Safer Internet Centre), has recently launched the new edutainment platform e-Junior.fr – a platform designed for children to make learning about online safety issues easier and more enjoyable.
