Better Internet for Kids

Point de Contact, designated trusted flagger by Arcom (the French independent administrative agency) in March 2025 under the EU Digital Services Act (DSA), has published its 2025 Annual Report on report volumes, processing and cybercrime trends, alongside its regulatory, research and awareness-raising activities for the year.

Key figures include:

• 122,169 reports received (+186% vs. 2024).
• 45,825 pieces of content qualified as illegal.
• 35,217 child sexual abuse web pages identified.
• Gender-based/sexual cyberviolence content up 250%.

Point de Contact (part of the French Safer Internet Centre), alongside Féministes contre le cyberharcèlement and #StopFisha, has published the results of the first national survey on gender-based and sexual cyberviolence (CVSS). Launched in June 2025, the survey gathered 2,136 testimonies, including 1,209 victims, revealing a mass, structurally gendered phenomenon that calls for urgent political action.

Key figures include:

As a trusted flagger recognised by Arcom (the French independent administrative agency) under Article 22 of the Digital Services Act (DSA), Point de Contact has published its first Transparency Report, detailing the notifications sent to online platforms and the resulting content removals for 2025.

Key figures include:

• 29,640 notifications sent.
• 28,800 pieces of content removed (97% removal rate).
• 99.88% removal rate for child protection content.

Point de Contact (part of the French Safer Internet Centre) publishes the first report dedicated to nihilistic violent extremism and the True Crime Community in France, co-authored with researcher Alexandre Rodde and Point de Contact's director Alejandra Mariscal Lopez, with a foreword by Marc-André Argentino. 

The report maps identified cases nationwide and analyses the online strategies, recruitment patterns and moderation challenges these emerging movements pose, linked to child sexual exploitation and extreme violence.

Point de Contact (part of the French Safer Internet Centre) and Fondation Droit d'Enfance (PARÉ programme) have published a joint report on how child sexual exploitation has shifted toward digital spaces, and on "digital outreach" practices used to reach at-risk minors online. 

Drawing on a study group of field associations and researchers, the report puts forward ten recommendations for a structured public response.

For Safer Internet Day, Point de Contact (part of the French Safer Internet Centre) and Unaf (Union nationale des associations familiales) published the first awareness guide on trusted flaggers, helping families understand their role and how to report illegal content online.

The guide is built around three goals: understanding the role of trusted flaggers under the EU Digital Services Act (DSA), acting through effective reporting, and supporting families facing difficult situations.

Although cyberbullying often takes place online and beyond the school grounds, its effects are frequently visible within the school community.

This practical guide has been developed for school education support staff, helping them to better understand the phenomenon, recognise warning signs among children and young people, and respond appropriately to concerns. It provides clear information, practical guidance and key indicators to support the prevention of cyberbullying and contribute to a safer, more respectful and inclusive school environment.

Whether on social media, messaging apps, video platforms, or in online games, cyberbullying takes place across various channels and can be extremely distressing for those affected.

This guide provides important information about cyberbullying. In addition to general facts about where and how often cyberbullying occurs, it explains typical indicators and warning signs that enable early intervention. Furthermore, it presents strategies and precautions that can help prevent cyberbullying and mitigate its potential negative effects on those affected.

Bullying is an extreme form of aggressive behaviour. It often manifests itself in the coexistence between people when basic needs are violated. If we can talk about this seriously, aggression can be used constructively. In the case of bullying, however, individuals are systematically excluded in the long term. The expansion of communication into the digital space has significantly exacerbated the explosive nature of bullying. This handbook is intended to help teachers act professionally in cases of cyberbullying.

By secondary school at the latest, many students will have their own smartphone. Even if not all students have their own device, there is almost always a class chat group. Students use the class chat for exchanges that usually go beyond school-related topics. A lack of netiquette and a lack of time or topic limits in class chat groups often lead to problems such as cyberbullying or excessive demands. Interactions in the chat and any problems in the class chat can also negatively affect the class climate.