Better Internet for Kids

ScamCheck browser extension

Is a website trustworthy, or are you dealing with a phishing site? Sometimes it's hard to tell. That's why there is now the ScamCheck extension. This extension warns you if a website is likely unsafe. You can easily download the extension. After that, you will receive a notification on your screen if you land on a fake website.

You can download the extension from the Chrome Web Store:

On this page, you can download a PDF with basic tips in 10 languages: English, French, Arabic, Polish, Ukrainian, Moroccan, German, Turkish, Spanish, and Frisian, created by Veiliginternetten.nl

Five basic tips for your online safety:

1. Ensure secure passwords for all your devices and accounts.
2. Always perform software updates on your smart devices immediately.
3. Use an antivirus scanner.
4. Regularly make backups.
5. Check links first, before you click them.

This flyer creates awareness among parents and caretakers of children between 8 and 14 years old. 

On the side of social media, tips are shared on the consequences of social media, AI, fake news and sharing of an unrealistic image.
On the side of gaming, tips are shared on the behavior during gaming, knowing who the children are gaming with, online purchases and how to look for help. 

This flyer has been distributed online and offline in local police offices. 

The Portuguese Safer Internet Centre has adapted the virtual game “Fake it to make it” into Portuguese. The game is targeted at teenagers and focuses on the topic of fake news and disinformation.

This is a simulation game with a social impact, in which players take on the role of someone who profits from the creation and distribution of fake news. Through this experience, players learn how disinformation is created, spread and emotionally targeted, preparing them to be more sceptical of information they may encounter in the future.

ZIGZAGA na NET - Navegar a Cores is a colouring book that aims to raise awareness among children aged 5 to 8 about good practices when exploring digital environments. The book is available in both digital and physical versions. Here we share the digital version to print and explore with children at home, at school, in vacations, etc.

ZIGZAGA na NET - Navegar a Cores challenges the children to ask new questions and find answers and presenting safety rules to consider when using technology. 
 

The awareness-raising resource "Mãe, posso usar o teu telemóvel?" (Mom, can I use your phone?) aims at helping parents and educators of children between the ages of 3 and 6 deal with the challenges of the digital world. This book offers clear guidelines for the healthy management of screen exposure, suggesting creative alternatives to promote children's balanced development.

The main objectives of this report are to map the presence of cybersecurity initiatives, programs and curricular content in secondary education in Portugal, to compare these practices with other other European Union (EU) countries in order to identify good practices and recommend ways to improve the integration of cybersecurity into school curricula. 

Are you familiar with the Digital Services Act (DSA)?

The DSA was created by the European Union (EU) to ensure that:  

• digital technologies and online platforms respect everyone's rights; 
• we can trust the digital services we use; 
• we are safe and protected, regardless of the type of digital service we use, with special attention to minors;

The PT SIC team developed a social media campaign to promote the DSA. Enclosed is the Facebook campaign.

As part of a joint initiative between the Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation and the Ministry of Youth and Modernisation, the national awareness campaign "Act. Speak. Change. Use Your Voice to Combat Bullying" was launched. This initiative is dedicated to the prevention and fight against Bullying and Cyberbullying in schools.

The Directorate-General for Education, through the SeguraNet awareness centre, with the support of Geração Cordão and the Institute for Child Support, has launched the campaign "Holidays: a tech-healthy place!". This initiative aims to raise awareness among children and young people about the healthy use of technology during school holidays.