Better Internet for Kids

SIC Slovenia created a leaflet for youngsters with the aim to introduce to them the topics related to Digital Services Act (DSA) in a fun and creative way. 

SIC Slovenia created a leaflet for young people with practical tips for safe and thoughtful online shopping. 

The poster highlights the mistakes made by artificial intelligence in answering the questions that young people might have in connection to their school assignments. Artificial intelligence can be wrong, and the mistakes it makes can sometimes be difficult to detect, especially if you are not an expert in the field. 

Teenagers have quickly adopted generative artificial intelligence. They most commonly use ChatGPT, MyAI (Snapchat), Copilot, and Gemini. However, alongside the benefits, the use of AI also brings numerous risks for young people. To raise awareness among parents and caregivers, the Slovenian Safer Internet Centre prepared this leaflet as a brief guide to the risks of artificial intelligence for teenagers.  

The webinar was carried out as part of the Back-2-School 2024 campaign in Slovenia. In a 90-minute online seminar, Dr. Jože Ruparčič, Deputy Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia responsible for children's rights, addressed the participants. 

This informative leaflet explains how social media algorithms personalise users feed based on browsing history, reactions, and behaviour, filtering out alternative viewpoints. This creates an “information bubble” that narrows perspective, reduces critical thinking, and increases susceptibility to manipulation and misinformation.

To mitigate the bubble effect, the guide recommends:

The first manual "Be Internet Awesome!" offers a variety of educational and cognitive materials, creative tasks and lesson plans for children aged 6 to 9, which will help children grow into safe and smart internet users. The aim of the manual is to help teachers educate children about safe and responsible internet use.

The manual was developed by the 'Szkoła z Klasą' Foundation within the framework of the 'Be Internet Awesome!' program in cooperation with Google. The publication was adapted into Latvian by the Latvian Safer Internet Centre.

This teacher’s guide aims to support educators in delivering lessons on safe and responsible internet use. It includes ready-to-use worksheets and activity ideas designed primarily for children aged 9–12, though many of the concepts can be adapted for other age groups as well.

The activities require no prior professional training or special equipment, and preparation is simple. The lessons can be enriched with the online game “Interland”.

20 per cent of teenagers and adolescents spend more than four hours a day on their phones or social media. How much screen time is still “okay,” and when does it become a risk for screen addiction?

This informative leaflet provides information to help parents and caregivers understand how the Roblox platform works, what the main risks are, and how to use parental control features. It explains how to create an account, how Roblox adjusts content based on the child’s age, the four levels of content maturity, and how to monitor a child's activity.