Better Internet for Kids

Young people are constantly bombarded with advertisements when they are on their screens, and behind these ads are aggressive marketing strategies. How can teenagers be protected?

Several Safer Internet Centres collaborated in a survey to discover how educators of young people perceive and use AI in their lessons.

The Bootcamp for Girls in Portugal is an initiative to promote STEM education, as well as cyber and information security, to girls and women.

Italy was in the spotlight on 12 June when the Insafe-INHOPE Coordination Team visited the Ministry of Education in Rome.

The Insafe-INHOPE Coordination Team visited the German Safer Internet Centre on 2 July. Read on to discover everything Germany is doing to promote media literacy and online safety.

It is undeniable that mobile phones play a large part of young people's lives. In schools, however, is a general ban on mobile phones necessary or are individual usage rules more sensible?

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.

A new and improved Better Internet for Kids platform has just launched! Now sitting within the European Commission's Europa domain, the new platform is the online home of the BIK initiative.

In the first half of 2024, INHOPE hotlines operating in the European Union (EU) have seen a substantial rise in the number of reports received. As the digital landscape continues to evolve and new forms of online crime emerge, the role of hotlines in online child protection remains more critical than ever.

In the lead-up to this year's Safer Internet Forum (SIF) 2024, young people are taking center stage, ensuring that the event genuinely reflects the voices of today’s digitally connected youth.