Better Internet for Kids

The main purpose of the "Italian National Guidelines for schools and private sector on Child Online Protection" is to provide guiding principles to be followed for the implementation of initiatives in schools aimed at promoting a positive and conscious use of digital technologies as well as at preventing and combating the online risks.
These principles are intended to represent minimum quality standards to be observed by public and private actors who carry out initiatives in schools with the purpose to increase the quality and traceability of the interventions.

Help young people stay safe on Instagram – a popular online photo and video-sharing platform. You’ll get tips on how to utilise existing safety features to give young people a safer experience on the app.

Inappropriate content advice & support for childrena and young people

Tips and advice are aimed, in part, at parents and educators, seeking to prevent children under their care from experiencing or engaging in hate speech as well as dealing with it in healthy ways when they encounter it. But it’s not just for child caregivers. Hate speech can affect people of any age, including adults, which is why we’re also recommending this guide for affected adults, law enforcement, the medical/mental health community, clergy and anyone else dealing with the impact of hate speech.

The term ‘sexting’ is used to describe the sending and receiving of sexually explicit photos, messages and video clips, by text, email or posting them on social networking sites. Young people may send images and messages to their friends, partners, or even strangers they meet online. Although there is a lot of talk among teens of sending nudes research shows there’s been little growth in the number of young people doing it. Here some advice for teens about sexting.

Sharenting is the phenomenon where parents (over)share information, usually pictures of children, on the internet. Here some tips and advice for parents in order to minimise the potential dangers of posting pictures online.

The Internet is now considered one of the essentials for subsistence. So, all netizens, including teens, need to learn netiquette to make use of the Internet in an effective and safe way. Here are a few points to bear in mind to teach to teen the nuances of communicating with the online community.

TikTok is an app that gives users the opportunity to create and share short-form videos with friends, family, and the entire world. The app is especially popular with young people, who enjoy using its tools to combine video, music, and graphics into funny sketches and creative shorts. This resource explains the issues and gives young people a few tips to make sure they stay safe.

In light of the fundamental role the civil society plays in reporting illegal or potentially harmful material for children and teenagers, the Italian SIC offers a hotline service.

The article provides some advice to schools on how report child pornographi and an account of the role of law enforcement agencies in combatting child sexual abuse online.