Better Internet for Kids

Videos aim to raise awareness among children and youngsters how their online activities can influence them. To encourage young people to think about their online behaviour on social media and how it can affect their life now and in the future six short videos where created by Latvian SIC together with the involvement of representatives of the Youth Panel, talented copywriter Reinis Piziks and popular Latvian influencers @niklavs Niklavs and @edgarfrsh EdgarFresh (their online names).

The following videos were developed:
1. Be balanced.
2. Respect others online.

A comprehensive guide designed to empower parents and other interested individuals with the essential knowledge of AI and provide practical insights on how to approach the topic with their children while using AI-based technology tools.

The aim of this game is to raise awareness among children and young people of the subject of grooming.
GrooMix helps young people to react appropriately to messages from strangers, detect inappropriate comments and reject solicitations that undermine their integrity.
As a teacher or facilitator, you can make the young people in your group aware of the risks they may encounter when chatting with strangers, but you can also tell them about the benefits of online friendships and relationships.

The aim of this game is to raise awareness among children and young people of the subject of grooming.

GrooMix helps young people to react appropriately to messages from strangers, detect inappropriate comments and reject solicitations that undermine their integrity.

As a teacher or facilitator, you can make the young people in your group aware of the risks they may encounter when chatting with strangers, but you can also tell them about the benefits of online friendships and relationships.

ECPATs senaste rapport som är en studie av sexuell utpressning av barn i ekonomiskt syfte. I rapporten beskrivs hur framför allt pojkar utsätts för en ny typ av sexualbrott där förövarens motiv primärt inte är sexuellt, utan i stället egen ekonomisk vinning. Förövarna manipulerar till sig nakenbilder och -filmer från pojkarna, inte sällan genom att utge sig för att vara en jämnårig flicka. Ofta tillhör de organiserad brottslighet och barnen är deras nya brottsoffer.

ECPAT’s report “Everything that is not a yes is a no” is about children´s everyday exposure to sexual crimes and their protective strategies. The report is based on ECPAT’s survey “Nude Online” (Nude på nätet 2021) in which almost 13,000 children participated, between the ages of 10-17 years. In the survey children have shared their experiences of being subjected to crime, and their protection strategies.

ECPAT’s report “I wouldn’t count this as normal, traditional sex, but it is a form of sex” shows that technical development has changed the way children explore their sexuality and that children and adolescents are having sex in new ways today. Awareness is lacking among adults about how technical development has affected the way young people have sex. Adults need to be able to inform children about the rules that apply both online and offline.

Experts on their own situation
A central theme for our method is children’s participation. We are convinced that children are experts on their own situation and must therefore play a central role when we design surveys for them. This means that children participate in all parts of our survey process – in planning, design, implementation and analysis.

Unique datasets

This comprehensive guide provides insights into self-generated sexualized content, young adults' perspectives on the matter, and offers valuable advice for parents.

In April 2020, following an investigation led by the FBI, the police caught the leader of an international neo-Nazi online organization known by the nickname Commander. A thirteen-year-old boy from Estonia was hiding under it. This shocking news launched a new artistic and social project called Farms in the Cave, which includes a theater performance, a film with child actors, an exhibition installation, educational videos and workshops. It examines the functioning of the virtual world and the processes that can lead to the radicalization of adolescents and the polarization of society.