Better Internet for Kids

This year, Safer Internet Day in Serbia was celebrated with a conference entitled Safety without exception. Mihailo Jovanović, Minister of Information and Telecommunications, and Jaroslaw Ponder, Head of the Office for Europe at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), opened the conference, which was divided into three panels.

Like many other countries, Slovenia celebrated Safer Internet Day on Tuesday, 6 February 2024. The Slovenian awareness centre organised a series of activities to raise awareness about cyberbullying, the main event being a conference for school staff.

The Safer Internet Day celebrations, which took place from 6 to 8 February in Viseu, Portugal, were marked by the launch of an innovative digital awareness resource: the colouring book "ZIGZAGA na NET - Navegar a Cores". The book was developed with the aim of promoting children's digital literacy and is based on "ZigZaga na Net. Novas aventuras", which in turn was inspired by the stories of the second season of the ZigZaga podcast.

The Austrian Safer Internet Centre focused on beauty ideals for Safer Internet Day 2024. They conducted a survey on "Beauty ideals on the internet". The survey shows that young people increasingly feel pressured by idealised body images on the internet. More than half of the young people questioned in the study would like to change something about their appearance, and more than a quarter have already considered cosmetic surgery. Social media and influencers have a major influence on how people judge themselves. However, young people also see opportunities to escape this pressure - at least theoretically.

The German awareness-raising centre Klicksafe put the taboo topic of pornography in the spotlight for this year's Safer Internet Day.

In the Netherlands, various activities were organised to raise awareness about online safety. The slogan, Together for a better internet, encouraged parents, teachers, young people, and many others to think about safer internet use for children. Much attention was paid to this important topic both by the Dutch Safer Internet Centre and other national organisations.

For Safer Internet Day 2024, the Danish Safer Internet Centre focused on video games, which continue to be an extremely popular activity for children and young people in the country. Read on to discover the main highlights of the day.

To mark Safer Internet Day 2024, the Croatian Safer Internet Centre hosted various activities promoting safer internet use under the slogan Safer Internet Day 2024 – gaming safely - together for a better internet.

The Belgian Safer Internet Centre focused on digital parenting for this edition of Safer Internet Day. Read on to discover how it supports parents and caregivers who are concerned about ensuring that their children can make the most of their digital experiences.

Today’s the day! We are officially launching the MediaSmartOnline campaign in three European countries: Czech Republic, Ireland, and Poland. The aim of the campaign is to raise awareness about all the media literacy actions and initiatives that are currently available for children and young people, and those who are working to upskill them (parents and caregivers, teachers and educators). It is rolled out in cooperation with the Insafe network of Safer Internet Centres and the Media Learning Association (MLA), and coordinated under the Better Internet for Kids project.