Insafe Weekly Update

Many thanks to everyone who attended the recent online meeting to learn more about the Luxembourg Cyber Desk, and particular thanks to Carmen for giving such a useful presentation. You can find a report from the meeting along with a link to the recording and a copy of the slides shared in the BIK community (login first).

If you need any further information, please contact Karl.

The recent Youth Participation Working Group meeting focused on the upcoming SIF 2025. The EUN team provided an overview of the programme with the young people from Tuesday, 2 December to Thursday, 4 December 2025, including all activities in which the youth are involved. Logistical and practical details were shared with the youth coordinators concerning the shuttle timings and logistics. Lastly, the EUN team provided a series of guidelines for the chaperones accompanyingthe young people. 

For further information, please contact Chiara or Carolina.

The next helpline early warning meeting will take place on Wednesday, 10 December 2025, at 11:00 CET; join the meeting using this link.

You can find the meeting report and recording from the last meeting in the BIK community (login first).

Please contact Karl for any further information on helpline early warning meetings.

Dr Cosmin Nada from the University Institute of Lisbon will present some research evidence on the impact of digital tools on well-being, along with Portuguese recommendations from DGE (the Ministry of Education in Portugal). Dr Nada is also part of the ENESET network, which is producing a report for the European Commission focusing on mobile phone bans in schools across Europe, and will share some of the research findings. The meeting will take place on Thursday, 11 December 2025 at 11:00 CET; use this link to join.

For further information, please contact Karl. 

This online meeting will take place on Monday, 15 December 2025 at 11:00 CET. During the meeting, we will hear from colleagues at the Swedish SIC and Linköping University, who will share reports and research from Sweden. You can use this link to join the meeting.

Please contact Karl for further information. 

The next early warning meeting for awareness centres will take place on Wednesday, 8 January 2026 at 11:00 CET; use this link to join. Please remember that you can use the Teams chat to share information between meetings

A reminder that the report from the last meeting is available from the BIK community (login first). 

Please contact Karl for any further information on awareness early warning meetings.

The next edition of Safer Internet Day is fast approaching, and campaign activities will start ramping up in the coming months. A reminder that SID 2026 will be marked by a global day of focus on Tuesday, 10 February 2026, and events and activities will take place throughout the whole month, across Europe and the globe! 

Sharing network SID plans
As is customary, we have once again made an online document available for SICs and SIC+ countries to share their SID plans with other members of the network. A reminder that this is an internal document only, to allow network members to see the plans of other SIC/SIC+ organisations, and to make connections where there are synergies. The EC also refer to this regularly to help inform SID planning. Please update the document regularly as your plans progress. 

Updating SID public profile pages
A reminder that direct access to update SID profiles is now possible for Safer Internet Centres and SIC+ organisations via the BIK platform. Please contact the SID helpdesk to check or nominate a SID profile editor for your SIC.

While direct profile updates are preferred for SIC and SIC+ profiles, the traditional online profile update form (via EUSurvey) is still available if needed.

SID assets
A reminder that a save-the-date logo for SID 2026 is available to download in the BIK community (login first). Additional assets are also available from the About Safer Internet Day page of the public site.

Please keep checking the Insafe Weekly Update for the latest information, or contact the SID helpdesk with any further questions regarding the 2026 campaign.

[REMINDER] Apple support for Safer Internet Day 
As you know, Safer Internet Day is a collaborative campaign, and we can often benefit from multiplier actions to increase visibility of Safer Internet Centre services. As in previous years, contacts at Apple have reached out to say that the App Store Editorial Content team are happy to promote any SIC apps as part of their actions. If any SICs would like to benefit from this offer, please contact Sarah as soon as possible (and by close of business on Thursday, 11 December 2025) so that we can connect you with the team.

In addition, Apple has made us aware of a few additional resources that any App manager can avail of, including: 

• Optimise your Product Page for better discovery on the App Store: 
  https://developer.apple.com/app-store/product-page/
• The Featuring Nominations tool lets Apple teams know about timely activities and potential Editorial Featuring:
  https://developer.apple.com/app-store/getting-featured/
• Create special content or activity and surface them using In-App Events to promote on and off the App Store:
  https://developer.apple.com/app-store/in-app-events/ 

If any SICS would prefer to do promotions themselves, Apple can also offer a brief call to support and provide some guidance on the links and actions above. 

The next edition of the BIK bulletin will be published in mid-December 2025, with a review of the recent DSA for YOUth: Protecting minors by designcampaign, updates from Safer Internet Forum (SIF) 2025, and a preview of Safer Internet Day (SID) 2026.

As always, we also invite Safer Internet Centres (and their partners) to contribute to the BIK bulletin with general articles on news, resources or events. The content deadline is the close of business on Friday, 5 December 2025 (or sooner if possible). All contributions or queries should be addressed to content@betterinternetforkids.eu.

As a reminder, we generally suggest that articles should be 300 - 600 words in length (but longer focus pieces are fine too), along with copyright-cleared images/photographs/logos if appropriate (please note that we cannot accept AI-generated images). The BIK team reserves the right to edit contributions for house style, etc., but we try to keep these changes to a minimum.

Safer Internet Centres are also requested to check and update their public profile pages on the BIK public portal. Updates can be submitted via this online form; you will be notified once the changes have been implemented. Please submit your updates by the close of business on Friday, 12 December 2025. In case of questions (or for confirmation that no changes are needed), please contact the BIK content mailbox.

Please note: this task can be counted as a level 1 activity in the new lump sum mechanism (LSM) scheme.

Participants in the SIC+ programme are requested to check and update their public profile pages on the BIK public portal (see the Safer Internet Centre+ dropdown list). Updates can be submitted via this online form; you will be notified once the changes have been implemented. Please submit your updates by the close of business on Friday, 12 December 2025.

In case of questions (or for confirmation that no changes are needed), please contact the SIC+ mailbox.

• Safer Internet Forum 2025 is almost here!
• Youth leading the way at Safer Internet Forum 2025
• [Knowledge hub insight] Growing up in a digital world: How age shapes children's and young people's experiences with digital technology

Access the full BIK news article archive here. We will continue promoting the DSA for YOUth campaign articles in the coming weeks, to further spotlight Safer Internet Centre actions.

Please contact the BIK content mailbox with any article submissions or if you have any queries.

A reminder that reports from online meetings for awareness centres and helplines are now available in the BIK community, including those from early warning meetings for both strands.

Safer Internet Centres have been busy uploading resources to the BIK community resource repository: explore or upload your SIC's resources here (alternatively, access the public resource directory here).

Equally, SICs have been uploading new helpline case studies: explore or upload your SIC's case studies here.

SICs are invited to make direct updates to Safer Internet Day profile pages; please contact the BIK support mailbox to set or check the SID profile editor for your SIC (this role can now be assigned to two people per SIC).

Please remember to log in to access these links.

Need help with the BIK platform?
Please refer to the BIK platform user guides for support with regular tasks (such as resource and helpline case study uploads).

The recently updated Insafe induction manual also provides a good background on the tools and services available to network members, the various commitments you have as a network member (including a handy checklist by strand), and contact information for team members.

Alternatively, we are happy to schedule short online support calls at any time. Please use the contact form on the BIK platform or contact the BIK support mailbox initially. We will then schedule a call at a mutually convenient time.

• Better Internet for Kids (BIK):
  better-internet-for-kids. europa.eu; #BIK; #BIKbulletin
• BIK strategy (BIK+):
  better-internet-for-kids.europa.eu/en/bik/bik-plus-strategy; #BIKplus
• Safer Internet Forum (SIF):
  better-internet-for-kids.europa.eu/en/sif; #SIF2025; #SaferInternetForum
• BIK Knowledge hub:
  better-internet-for-kids.europa.eu/en/knowledge-hub; #BIKPolicyMap
• BIK Youth:
  better-internet-for-kids.europa.eu/en/bik-youth; #BIKyouth
• Safer Internet Day (SID):
  better-internet-for-kids.europa.eu/en/saferinternetday; #SaferInternetDay; #SID2026
• DSA for YOUth campaign:
  #DSAforYOUth; #DSA
• Project Facebook profiles:
  Insafe, Safer Internet Day, Insafe network closed Facebook group, INHOPE
• Project X (formerly Twitter) profiles:
  @insafenetwork; @safeinternetday; @BIK_youth; @inhope_pr
• Project LinkedIn profile:
  Better Internet for Kids