Better Internet for Kids

In 2025, EU co funded hotlines received over 4.5 million reports of potentially illegal online content, highlighting both the scale of online harms reported by the public and the essential role hotlines play in identifying and addressing them.

Safer Internet Day 2026 was celebrated in Croatia on 10 February, with activities taking place throughout February as part of the Safer Internet Month. The Croatian Safer Internet Centre (SIC), implemented by the Centre for Missing and Exploited Children, organised a wide range of educational activities, awareness campaigns and events aimed at promoting safe and responsible internet use among children, young people, parents and professionals.

The Insafe network of helplines collects data about the calls received and is analysed every three months in order to look at possible trends and emerging issues.

The Slovenian Safer Internet Centre has successfully concluded Safer Internet Month 2026. More than 20,000 children and teenagers participated in the main activity, "Internet safety month for schools," carrying out various activities in February related to the main theme of Safer Internet Day in Slovenia, "Young consumers on the internet."

For SID 2026, the Danish Safer Internet Centre focused on video games, which continue to be an extremely popular activity for children and young people. Therefore, a continued focus on awareness raising is much needed, focusing on the both the risks and the opportunities video games bring. The Centre updated and promoted their popular guides for parents with important information on relevant gaming topics and specific popular gaming platforms.

The National Contact Centre for Child Online Safety marked Safer Internet Day (SID), a global initiative dedicated to creating a safer and more responsible digital environment for children and young people. The Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia, Prof. Dr. Đuro Macut, attended the high-level Safer Internet Day event at the Palace of Science in Belgrade, where he emphasised that children’s online safety is not merely a technical issue, but a matter of responsibility, care, and the values we build as a society.

Safer Internet Day 2026 in Germany saw record participation on many levels. Together with the German Safer Internet Centre (SIC) partners, klicksafe implemented the focus topic "AI and me. In an artificial relationship." with a wide range of offers.

Safer Internet Day 2026 was more than a symbolic milestone for Romania. It marked a clear call to action. Under the "Month of internet safety" umbrella, the activities of the Romanian Safer Internet Centre focused on a stark reality revealed by the latest national research: for many children and young people, online risks are no longer scary, they have become normalised.

The Hungarian Safer Internet Centre, operated by the International Children's Safety Service, organised a special internet safety event at the Magyar Telekom headquarters in Budapest to mark Safer Internet Day. Sixty participating children joined interactive sessions led by IT specialists and ethical hackers, while adults attended presentations by renowned experts. One of the highlights of the day was the ceremonial announcement of the results of the national poster competition connected to the event.

On 10 February 2026, the Polish Safer Internet Centre (SIC) joined the global celebrations with the Safer Internet Day conference. The event was addressed to representatives of the educational sector, non-governmental organisations, and practitioners working with children.