Insafe Weekly Update

Many thanks to all helplines for uploading their data for Q4 of 2025. The report is now available to download from the BIK community (login first), including an overview of data for the whole of 2025. An infographic for Q4 will be shared soon.

Please contact Karl for any further information. 

An online meeting with Snap will take place on Tuesday, 24 March 2026 at 11:00 CET. This will be an opportunity to hear about the latest updates to privacy and security on the platform, as well as other developments. There will also be a chance for discussion and Q&A. Please use this link to join the meeting. For any further information, please contact Karl. 

The next online meeting for youth coordinators will take place on Thursday, 26 February 2026 at 11.00 CET and will focus on sharing different youth panel models from across the network and identifying common challenges and solutions. Access the meeting using this link. A reminder that you can find reports from previous youth coordinator meetings in the BIK community (login first). 

For further information, please contact Chiara or Carolina.

Thanks to all who attended the recent helpline early warning meeting. You can find a report from the meeting and a link to the recording in the BIK community (login first).

The next helpline early warning meeting will take place on Thursday, 12 March 2026 at 11:00 CET; join the meeting using this link.

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

Many thanks to everyone who joined the recent meeting on age-based social media restrictions. You can find a report from the meeting in the BIK community (login first), along with a link to the recording of the meeting.

If you were unable to attend but can share some information about the situation in your country, please contact Karl. Similarly, if the situation changes or you would like to amend the entry for your country, then please get in touch.

The next early warning meeting for awareness centres will take place on Wednesday, 18 February 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 also that reports and recordings from previous meetings are available from the BIK community (login first).

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

A Czech non-profit initiative, AI for Children, has put together an AI curriculum for both primary and secondary schools. You can see the curriculum here. A meeting will take place at 11:00 CET on Tuesday, 10 March 2026. Use this link to join the meeting and learn more about the resource and how to use it. For further information, please contact Karl.  

A reminder that the next Joint Insafe-INHOPE Training meeting will take place in Latvia on Wednesday, 15 and Thursday, 16 April 2026. The meeting will take place at the Baltic Beach Hotel in Jurmala near Riga. Further information about the agenda and other logistics will follow, but the meeting will start at 13:00 CEST on Wednesday, 15 April and will finish at 17:00 CEST on Thursday, 16 April.

The Insafe Steering Committee will take place on the morning of Friday, 17 April 2026, from 09:00 CEST to 12:00 CEST.

We have secured a discounted rate for accommodation at the hotel, covering the period from Tuesday, 14 April, until Saturday, 18 April, for those who would like to extend their stay. You will need to enter the code BIK2026 when you use the online booking form, and this will give you 20 per cent off the day’s best price for all room categories. Cancellation is free of charge up to 10 days before the event.

If you have any questions or need any further information, please contact Karl.

Recently published articles include:

• Banning social media for under 15s: a false solution (SIC BE)
• The Portuguese Safer Internet Centre helps teachers keep students safe online (SIC PT)
• How the Digital Services Act protects minors on social networks (SIC AT)

Access the full BIK news article archive here.

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 continue to upload 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).

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.

Please remember to log in to access any BIK community links.

• 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