Better Internet for Kids

The reporting platform Point de Contact has published its 2021 annual report on the volume of reports received and processed as well as on the trends observed in cybercrime. This report is also an opportunity to highlight the work carried out throughout the year 2021.
Here are some key figures: 81,416 URLs received in 2021 (+35% compared to2020), 21,109 URLs qualified as sexual exploitation of minors (+78% compared to 2020) and 20,330 URLs were forwarded to law enforcement authorities (+116% compared to 2020).

In an effort to make its resources for the general public ever more accessible, the French hotline Point de Contact is launching, in December 2022, its new prevention and awareness campaign in the form of short videos.

On the occasion of the French National Day against Harassment at school, the French hotline Point de Contact has launched a new comic strip : “A picture of Lou has been taken without her consent/Lou est prise en photo à son insu”.

STAR+ is an online pedagogical tool that allows professionals to guide young people aged 10 and older with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and/or a learning disability, for example due to an intellectual disability, in their online exploration. STAR+ can be used in both special and inclusive education.
Topics such as detecting reliable info online, privacy settings on social media, online and offline friends, challenges and sexting are covered.

Free available via: www.childfocus-star.be

STAR+ is an online pedagogical tool that allows professionals to guide young people aged 10 and older with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and/or a learning disability, for example due to an intellectual disability, in their online exploration. STAR+ can be used in both special and inclusive education.
Topics such as detecting reliable info online, privacy settings on social media, online and offline friends, challenges and sexting are covered.

Free available via: www.childfocus-star.be

The French hotline Point de Contact is pursuing its awareness campaign for the general public and is publishing a new comic strip entitled "Alice falls into a pimp's trap / Alice tombe dans le piège d'un proxénète".

Baby in digital age - paper folding game is aimed at parents of small children aged 0-3 to support their media education. Game can be played alone, in pairs or in a group, between parents or those working with children. There is additional material to support the topic in folding games instructions

This is an educational pack on the theme of privacy on the internet. In the first part, it provides the teacher with background information on the notions of privacy and intimacy online as well as on young people's activities on the Internet, mainly concerning communication. In the second part, it proposes ten animations on themes related to privacy: intimacy, anonymity, personal data, e-reputation, relationship with the image...

Target audience : (Teachers and educators of) young people in the first level of secondary school

Characteristics

This is an educational pack on the theme of privacy on the internet. In the first part, it provides the teacher with background information on the notions of privacy and intimacy online as well as on young people's activities on the Internet, mainly concerning communication. In the second part, it proposes ten animations on themes related to privacy: intimacy, anonymity, personal data, e-reputation, relationship with the image...

Target audience : (Teachers and educators of) young people in the first level of secondary school

Characteristics

The reality is that children are starting to use technological equipment, access the Internet and interact with Technology at an increasingly younger age. This early use of technology and equipment has benefits, such as the development of language skills or logical and strategic reasoning acquired through games, but it also brings children some risks, such as viewing inappropriate content or contacting people they don’t know.