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  • German Safer Internet Centre
  • 08 September 2020

The school year 2020/2021 will not start like any other. COVID-19 is still the dominating topic and whether a regular operation of schools under special conditions linked to the pandemic will succeed remains to be seen. One thing is already clear however: this year, teachers will have to deal more closely with the topics of digitisation and internet use. The German awareness centre klicksafe therefore offers an overview of materials and services enabling teachers to start the new school year competently and well informed.
Girl wearing a facemask,seated at a desk using a laptop for online learning
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  • Cyprus Safer Internet Centre
  • 08 September 2020

The Cyprus Safer Internet Centre (SIC), for the upcoming school year, arranged a series of actions and programmes to disseminate awareness and provide information, according to the safe and responsible use of the internet, promoting the Back2school campaign, which begins at September.
Woman using a laptop in a café setting
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  • Greek Safer Internet Centre
  • 08 September 2020

In Greece, the COVID-19 lockdown pushed children to suddenly increase their internet use for communication learning or entertainment purposes, revealing the lack of information and training on key security issues such as misinformation, protection of personal data, cyber-hygiene, and so on.
Girl sat at a desk using a laptop; a man on screen appears to be reading from a book
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  • Luxembourgish Safer Internet Centre
  • 08 September 2020

The Luxembourgish Safer Internet Centre (SIC), BEE SECURE, has created and updated a series of training concepts for the new school year.
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  • FSM the German hotline
  • 04 September 2020

The Voluntary Self-Regulation for Multimedia Service Providers (FSM), the German hotline, was recognised by the Federal Office of Justice as the first institution of regulated self-regulation under the Network Enforcement Act (NetzDG) fulfilling the prerequisites of independence and proper transparent procedure.
Group of young people gathered around a laptop screen
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  • Portuguese Safer Internet Centre
  • 03 September 2020

On Thursday, 23 July 2020, the Portuguese Digital Leaders attended the Virtual Educa Connect 2020 online conference, the largest international virtual meeting on innovation in education for social transformation. More specifically, the group was involved in a panel discussion on "Digital Citizenship: Risks and Challenges in the ‘New Normal'".
Zoomed image of of a hand on a computer keyboard
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  • SafeLine: the Greek hotline
  • 01 September 2020

In order to shed light on the operations of SafeLine and its seventeen years of successful operation as a member of INHOPE, the Greek Safer Internet Centre (SIC) has published a research paper about the power of reporting illegal activity online, the dark web and the related legislation.
Birds-eye view of hands on a laptop keyboard
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  • ChildWebAlert the Maltese hotline
  • 31 August 2020

ChildWebAlert, Malta's national online platform for the reporting of child sexual abuse material, has recently undergone a revamp. The refreshed site offers a more user-friendly experience and has been optimised for mobile devices.
Young girl using a mobile phone
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  • Belgian Safer Internet Centre
  • 21 August 2020

After a resurgence of the Blue Whale challenge online – which has been found to be a hoax – the Belgian awareness centre, Child Focus, has issued some simple tips for children and young people (and parents) on how to handle it should concerns arise.
Girl lying on a sofa using a laptop
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  • Belgian Safer Internet Centre
  • 20 August 2020

Apetail Years is a study of media ownership and use by children between the age of 6 and 12, and young people aged 12-18 in Flanders, conducted by Mediaraven, Mediawijs and imec-MICT-UGent every two years. Belgian awareness centre Child Focus was also involved. The results for Wallonia will be published at the end of 2020. These results provide interesting insight into how young people deal with the news, current events and societal debate.
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