Better Internet for Kids

As fast as the internet develops, the years are also passing by fast. This year, on 7 February 2023, the world celebrated the 20th anniversary of Safer Internet Day. What once started as a SafeBorders initiative in 2004 has now grown into a widely respected event celebrated in more than 180 countries. Read more about the SID celebrations in the Netherlands. 

On Safer Internet Day (SID) 2023 schools, libraries and youth centres in Latvia were invited to raise awareness of a better internet for kids and safer internet usage among children. Anyone could join and get involved in SID activities on 7 February, and throughout the month of February 2023, by organising educational events and activities on internet safety in their counties, cities, municipalities and villages, involving children, young people and parents.

More than 1 million children, youth, parents and professionals participated in the Safer Internet Day 2023 campaign all over Poland, with around 4,500 institutions actively involved in undertaking online safety-related initiatives.

On 7 February 2023, the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania hosted a conference to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Safer Internet Day. Read on to discover more about the SID celebrations in Lithuania.

Safer Internet Day (SID) 2023 was celebrated worldwide on 7 February. In Germany, the day was held under the motto #OnlineAmLimit (“#OnlineAtTheLimit”). As the coordinator of the activities for this international day in Germany, klicksafe thus focused on the topics of digital balance and digital well-being. Read more about the different events and resources for SID 2023 throughout Germany.

Safer Internet Day 2023 was one of the most important moments in February for Save the Children Romania and the internet safety programme team that is part of the Romanian Safer Internet Centre. We took this occasion to emphasise, once again, that even though the internet is an important tool for children nowadays, it can hide a series of important online risks – with cyberbullying being one of the most common, and with the greatest impact on children’s wellbeing in Romania.

Safer Internet Day is celebrated in more than 180 countries around the world, always on the second Tuesday of February. This year, the day fell on 7 February 2023 and was celebrated for the 20th time. The coordinator of this day in the Czech Republic is the Czech Safer Internet Centre, managed by the CZ.NIC association.

Today, another edition of the bi-annual Insafe Training meeting kicks off. The two-day event is an opportunity for the Insafe network of European Safer Internet Centres (SICs) to meet in person to facilitate the sharing of experience and good practices between network countries, to explore areas of common ground, and opportunities for closer working between awareness raising, helpline, and youth participation strands. The April 2023 Insafe Training meeting is held face-to-face in Vienna, Austria.

Children and young people are exposed to a wide range of content online that is inappropriate or harmful to them and that they do not understand. Among the most problematic content are violent, hateful and radical content spread by some influencers, as well as online pornography to which young people are exposed at a very early age. Therefore, the Slovenian awareness centre Safe.si decided to celebrate Safer Internet Day 2023 by encouraging schools and young people to talk and think about these issues. The chosen topic proved to be very interesting, and a record number of schools, pupils and students participated in the Safer Internet Day activities.

The ALL DIGITAL Weeks campaign is a significant awareness-raising initiative across Europe, focusing on digital skills to enhance inclusion, empowerment, and employment opportunities.This year, the campaign will run will run over 3 weeks from 17 April until 7 May 2023.