Better Internet for Kids

Polish Safer Internet Centre created a mini-series of podcasts recordings that address children online safety topics, such as: cyberbullying, sexting, harmful content and internet abuse. In the recording took part expert from NASK - national research institution and Empowering Children Foundation. Conversation were led by Polish known radio presenter - Krystian Hanke.

The Danish hotline also receive images of children who are not illegal but are problematic because they constitute a sexual exploitation of the child. These may include everyday pictures of children being placed in an adult pornographic context, or pictures and films receiving sexual commentary. These images are not protected by law but are a violation of children's right not to be sexually exploited. In this article, we explain the Copine scale, which describes images of children, from the innocent to the most abusive and illegal.

Short animated video presenting the risk and ways to prevent and react.

Be aware of dangerous situations during Internet exchanges and adopt the right reflexes in case of a problem with a person online.
- Acquire good practice for a responsible and safe use of the Internet and screens.
- Question one's digital habits and put them into perspective with those of one's peers.
- Know how to protect your personal data.
- Adopt a reasoned and responsible attitude on the Internet.

Created to compliment the Be in Ctrl teaching resource, this video depicts the stories of two teenagers subjected to online sexual coercion and extortion. This video has been shared online over 10,000 times and has views of over 1 million since its launch in September 2018. The purpose of this video is to inform young people that this behaviour is a crime, raise awareness of how to protect themselves online, where to find help and support and to give them Ctrl!

‘Be in Ctrl’ contains three lesson plans, an information pack for school leaders, and will be supported by a Police (Garda) Schools’ Talk. Produced in partnership with the Irish Police (An Garda Síochána), the ‘Be In Ctrl’ teaching resource has been developed to support teachers as they address the topic of online sexual coercion and extortion - often referred to as ‘webcam blackmail’.

The Child Focus helpline is receiving more and more cases of sextortion. Therefore we created a 'decision tree' for youngsters, with some usefull tips and tricks.

Almost every cartoon of the Vinz and Lou on the Internet serie has its own little quizz which enables the learner to evaluate its understanding of the episode through a test.