Better Internet for Kids

The leaflet contains tips on how to take care of your well-being when using the Internet and how to maintain a positive attitude towards it. It is intended for young people.
At the moment, only the online version of this leaflet is available. The online version is disseminated through the Safe.si website and posted on Facebook and Instagram. We also included this leaflet in SID 2022 online package for schools. Our goal is to reach as many young people as possible. The leaflet is therefore available online as a PDF and can be downloaded easily and free of charge.

We have prepared a leaflet for young people explaining which challenges are positive and which are negative, and which challenges we should tackle but which we would be better off leaving out. At the moment, only the online version of this leaflet is available. The online version is disseminated through the Safe.si website and posted on Facebook and Instagram. We also included this leaflet in SID 2022 online package for schools. Our goal is to reach as many young people as possible. The leaflet is therefore available online as a PDF and can be downloaded easily and free of charge.

CTRL is a website for young people who are having sexual thoughts about children. The site contains information and guidance on how you can get help to handle your thoughts and how you can get help to live a good life without hurting yourself or other people. An important feature of the CTRL website is an anonymous self evaluation test in which one can answer questions about one's thoughts and behaviour regarding children. Eventually, the test provides the respondent with the most important information tailored to this person's specific situation.

The Better Internet for Kids (BIK) reviews of the year are typically released to coincide with Safer Internet Day celebrations each year.

These annual reports provide an overview of a multitude of stakeholder efforts to both protect and empower children and young people in their digital lives over the past year, when BIK has focused on making sure that young people are protected, respected, and equipped with the skills they need to thrive in the digital world.

Some of the highlights of 2021 include:

A survey aimed at young people on cyberbullying and tackling it.

Play with friends or family the media-related DIGIFIT flea and consider what kind of things can increase or reduce mental well-being in media use.

Information about hate speech and counter-speech, as well as assignments for lessons to support the discussion of the topic.

Take the first steps in digital media is a functional and inclusive lesson model for 1st-2nd graders. The themes of the lesson are meaningful media use as part of a balanced and varied everyday life, as well as the attention and safe use of media by others.

In 2021 an agreement had been concluded by Google and International Children’s Safety Services (abbr. ICSS). Google had a Programme called ‘Be Internet Awesome’ (abbr. BIA) thanks to ICSS which is now available in Hungarian as well. BIA’s main goal is to educate online safety in Hungarian schools in order to reduce internet abuse and raise awareness to the importance of safer online presence. As part of the Programme, BIA will help teachers, children and parents to be more conscious, responsible online citizens.
Within framework of this Programme there a Family Guide.

In 2021 an agreement had been concluded by Google and International Children’s Safety Services (abbr. ICSS). Google had a Programme called ‘Be Internet Awesome’ (abbr. BIA) thanks to ICSS which is now available in Hungarian as well. BIA’s main goal is to educate online safety in Hungarian schools in order to reduce internet abuse and raise awareness to the importance of safer online presence. As part of the Programme, BIA will help teachers, children and parents to be more conscious, responsible online citizens.