Better Internet for Kids

In today’s interconnected world, young people are increasingly exposed to digital marketing practices. Social media platforms, mobile apps, and video games are saturated with advertisements and persuasive tactics. The AdWiseOnline campaign, now available in Greek, aims to equip youth with the knowledge they need to outsmart online ads and avoid traps while understanding their rights.

In this issue, young people share their perspectives on mental health and social media, chat room safety, media literacy, digital footprints, and online fraud. Through their articles, Youth Panel members analyze various online risks and provide tips on how users can stay safe online.

This fact sheet gives an insight on the role of influencers and their strategies for making money. You will have a clear idea of their positive and negative influence on your actions and it will help you better manage their impact on your well-being.

A team activity to help children identify abusive commercial practices.

School levels: Primary School/Middle School
Age group: 10-14 years old

Goals:
Learn shopping vocabulary
Develop critical young consumers' skills.

This fact sheet is intended to shed light on multi-level marketing and other temptations to get rich quick. It helps people protect themselves better from abuse, tricks and manipulation and to show them how they can keep better control of their actions and their money.

French SIC's flagship series is back with a more contemporary look and some hotly debated topics! For 15 years, the cartoon Vinz et Lou has been THE educational tool used by hundreds of thousands of teachers to raise children's awareness of the issues surrounding screens, thanks to a duo they can identify with.

Keen on playing games on mobile, tablet, laptop, computer, Switch or Xbox…Building, racing, playing football or playing army..., all digital, guaranteed hours of fun. Sometimes getting on the nerves of parents. How can you, as a parent, deal with attraction of gaming on teens and to cope with the strange behaviours of your child?

Video created for children and adolescents about dangers on the internet: what to do and not to do (topics include: social media, sexting, strangers, digital bullying, personal information, gambling, identity thefts, illegal content and other).