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  • Article
  • BIK Team
  • 31 October 2025

Why age matters: Shaping a better and safer digital world that protects and empowers children

A seven-year-old playing their first online game and a seventeen-year-old campaigning for climate action share the same internet — yet their needs, capacities and vulnerability to risks could not be more different. Still, they are treated the same on many online platforms. The EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) is changing that, requiring online platform providers to consider children's protection in the design and governance of their platforms. Understanding why age matters means aligning digital environments with how children grow — cognitively, emotionally, socially, and legally.
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  • Rule and guideline
  • access, inequalities and vulnerabilities, digital and socia-cultural environment, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity

Digital Transformation Guidelines 2021-2027

The Digital Transformation Guidelines 2021-2027 is a medium-term policy framework setting the strategic roadmap for Latvia’s digital transformation across society, economy, and public administration from 2021 to 2027.  The document sets long-term priorities and strategic guidelines for the country's digital development and changes to be implemented in all areas of the economy and life in order to ensure the digital environment. use and development in Latvian society and the State Administration.

  • Latvia

  • Implemented 2021 - 2027
  • BIK+ strategy pillar 2 - empowerment, BIK+ strategy pillar 3 - participation
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  • Rule and guideline
  • policy and regulation, data privacy, cybersecurity, digital and socia-cultural environment, commerce-related issues

Electronic Communications (Regulation) Act

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  • Malta

  • Implemented 1998 - Ongoing
  • BIK+ strategy pillar 1 - protection
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  • Rule and guideline
  • access, inequalities and vulnerabilities, conduct-related issues, digital and socia-cultural environment, internet usage, policy and regulation, practices and engagement

Portuguese Charter on Human Rights in the Digital Age (Law 27/2021)

The Portuguese Charter of Human Rights in the Digital Era enshrines human rights and freedoms in the digital environment in a national charter, determining rights and duties related to online conduct, freedom of expression, internet use, disinformation, data privacy, and other topics. The Charter was approved by Law no. 27/2021, of 17 May, 2021.
(Source: Charter).

Entities responsible for implementation: Portuguese Parliament / Assembleia da República Portuguesa.

  • Portugal

  • Implemented 2021 - Ongoing
  • BIK+ strategy pillar 1 - protection
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  • Resource
  • ECPAT Sweden the Swedish hotline, Swedish Safer Internet Centre
  • 16 January 2025

SIC Sweden’s national summit “A Better Internet for Kids”

The program of the summit features new knowledge on children’s lives online and information on the support that the organisations behind the Safer Internet Centre Sweden offer. The program includes The Swedish Agency for the Media’s presentation of three new reports where children and young people’s media use and health, relation to influencers and girls with neuropsyciatric disabilities and online behaviour are examined. There is also a presentation of the Digital Services Act, DSA, from a senior expert of the European Commission. 

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  • Article
  • BIK Youth Ambassador Joao
  • 11 June 2023

IGF 2023 recap: insights from our Youth Ambassador

The 18th Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Kyoto, Japan which took place from 8 to 12 October 2023, marked a pivotal moment in the world of online governance. Hosted by the Japanese Government, our BIK Youth Ambassador highlights his active role in this event.
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  • Article
  • BIK Youth Ambassador Lili
  • 01 April 2020

A BIK Youth Ambassador’s experience at DomainPulse

In February, Lili Leisser, Better Internet for Kids (BIK) Youth Ambassador from Austria was invited to the Domainpulse event, organised by nic.at, DENIC and SWITCH. She shares her experience in the article below.
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