Better Internet for Kids

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.

Here are a few tips about how parents can deal with teen sexting. The best tech safety policy is education, communication, supervision and trust!

The Safer Internet Forum is the key annual international conference on child online safety in Europe under the European Strategy for a Better Internet for Children. This video was produced by a member of the italian Youth Panel for the SIF2020 and discuss digital technologies for social inclusion for children and young people with disabilities.

An e-safety policy aims to create an environment where pupils, staff, parents, governors and the wider school community work together to inform each other of ways to use the Internet responsibly, safely and positively. e-safety policy aims to create an environment where pupils, staff, parents, governors and the wider school community work together to inform each other of ways to use the Internet responsibly, safely and positively. The videos show five-step model for implementing e-safety in practice.