Youth Internet Monitor 2025
The Austrian Safer Internet Centre has revealed the most used social media platforms in Austria in 2024, as well as how users are diversifying the platforms they use.
SID 2025 in Belgium: AI in everyday life - what are the challenges for children and teenagers?
Each year, Safer Internet Day focuses on how we can make the internet a fun, safe and better place for all children and young people. This year, the Belgian Safer Internet Centre (consisting of Child Focus, Média Animation, CSEM and Mediawijs) focused on supporting children and young people using AI.
Can children and young people use artificial intelligence (AI)?
The Belgian Safer Internet Centre shares tips on how to support young people in discovering AI - it is important not to avoid it, but to get to know it and use it properly.
Age limit on social media platforms
Social platforms have become integral to our daily lives, offering connectivity, entertainment, and information. However, the increasing presence of children and young people on these platforms has raised concerns about age-appropriate usage and online safety. Understanding the age limits set by various social platforms is essential for ensuring responsible and secure engagement in the digital space.
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Parental controls | Social media
Digital technologies offer a world of opportunities and benefits for children and young people. However, as a parent or carer, you also need to understand the risks associated with it, and how to protect your family. Learn how to use parental controls on social media to maximise online safety for your children.
ChatGPT now also on Snapchat
ChatGPT is particularly popular among students. By integrating the chatbot service as "My AI" in Snapchat, access is now even easier, and the AI has become a constant companion on the smartphone.
Youth Internet Monitor 2023
The Youth Internet Monitor is an initiative of Saferinternet.at and presents current data on the social media use of Austria's young people. Which social networks are currently popular among young users in Austria? Which networks are most popular with girls? Which ones are the most popular with boys?
