Better Internet for Kids

Child Focus decided to focus this year's edition of the Safer Internet Day on sextortion, an upcoming issue where teens are meeting a new 'hot' contact online and are quickly asked to get undressed in front of their webcam if they want to see more of their new friend... unfortunately, once the video has been made, the teenager is asked to pay a large amount of money or the video will be shared amongst his or her friends and family. Unfortunately, the blackmailing does not stop even if the payment is made.

The web portal Internet Safety https://internetsafety.pi.ac.cy/kids includes a repository of rich educational / information material, resources and tools for children, teachers and parents in order to help them use the digital and internet technologies in a safe and creative way. Especially, the website provides information and a learning space for ethical and useful use of the internet (possibilities and risks). In addition, the website provides interactive games, videos, as well as other informative resources, including materials developed by children themselves.

Follow mum and munchkin in these three videos from the campaign ‘Parents as digital role models’. With a humorous twist the videos put spot on situations like image sharing and digital privacy where parents not always are the perfect role models. The videos work both as a reminder to parents, and can kick start a dialogue on online behaviour.

The videos were produced as a part of the Danish Safer Internet Day campaign 2017.

Watch the videos in Danish with English subtitles in the video gallery.

The framework was developed by the UKCCIS Education Working Group led by SWGfL and colleagues from the UK Safer Internet Centre playing a significant role in writing the document. The framework maps out the skills and competences that children and young people should have at different ages and stages in order to be able to navigate the online world as safely as possible, and perhaps more importantly, to know what to do when things go wrong.

Videofilmukas, kaip apsaugoti privatų belaidį tinklą.

The webinar was organized and recorded during Safer Internet Week 2020 in cooperation with Association of Lithuanian Banks. The webinar participants introduce the most common forms of online fraud and provide advice to avoid it.

The webinar was organized and recorded during Safer Internet Week 2020 to discuss the issue of sexting, why it is so popular among teenagers, possible consequence and legal actions.

Vaizdo medžiaga, kaip būti saugiems internete. Ar dažnai prisijungiate prie belaidžio interneto kavinėse, mokyklose, oro uostuose? Pirmas patarimas – tokiu atveju naudokite VPN programėles. Antras – nesiųskite jautrios informacijos per mesendžerį.

This year, students with their families, teachers and friends, became active developers of the Safer Internet at the event „CYBERteens“. Twenty selected teams took up the challenges of the Safer Internet and, with the help of experts, developed twenty different ideas for a safer Internet.

Campaign directed towards parents. Using Safer Internet Day as a kick-off and, the “Social media 1-0-1” – was launched. The campaign – using Facebook as a platform, give parents a 3-step launch to get better knowledge of the four most used social media – and advice on what they should talk to their children about. The campaign leads to a website, as well as and printable fact sheets, with all four sets of insight and tips.