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BIK Team
29 March 2023

Luxembourg celebrates the 20th edition of Safer Internet Day

Safer Internet Day (SID) celebrated its 20th anniversary on 7 February 2023. This European Union initiative is held each year to raise awareness and ensure a safer internet throughout the world. BEE SECURE, Luxembourg Safer Internet Centre, looks back on the events that took place as part of #SID2023.

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Danish Safer Internet Centre
28 March 2023

Safer Internet Day 2023 in Denmark focusing on young people and algorithms

Read on to find out how Denmark celebrated the 20th anniversary of Safer Internet Day. For this edition, activities focused on young people and social media algorithms.

Rule and guideline

policy and regulation

Decree-Law 20-B/2024

The Decree-Law 20-B/2024 implements the Digital Services Act at the national level, nominating the National Communications Authority (ANACOM) to coordinate digital services in Portugal as the national regulatory authority.
(Source: Decree-Law).

Entities responsible for implementation: National Communications Authority / Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações.

Portugal
Implemented 2024 - Ongoing

BIK+ strategy pillar 1 - protection

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BIK Team
28 September 2023

Empowering the next generation with digital skills

It’s September, which means it’s once again time to go back to school for pupils, as well as teachers and educators. To kick off the school year that has just started, Better Internet for Kids (BIK) has decided to focus on empowering youth with the skills they need to safely navigate the digital world, and be able to recognise both the opportunities and the challenges it poses.

Rule and guideline

risks and harms, policy and regulation, potentially harmful content

Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022

The Online Safety and Media Regulation (OSMR) Act 2022 amends the Broadcasting Act 2009 to provide for the establishment of Coimisiún na Meán amongst other things. The Act empowers the Online Safety Commissioner, as part of the wider Coimisiún na Meán, to hold designated online services to account through binding online safety codes.
(Source: Coimisiún na Meán).

Entities responsible for implementation: Government of Ireland.

Ireland
Implemented 2022 - Ongoing

BIK+ strategy pillar 1 - protection

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French Safer Internet Centre
16 November 2023

AFNOR standards for online platforms

The French Safer Internet Centre, Internet Sans Crainte, was invited to participate in the YUBO initiative, a French social network for young people. On this occasion, AFNOR certification specialists have supported the Yubo initiative to produce a best practice guide for digital platforms.

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Portuguese Safer Internet Centre
21 December 2023

Learn some of the most used acronyms on social media

Social Media Day was celebrated in Portugal on 30 June 2023. The Portuguese Safer Internet Centre, aware of the peculiarities of these platforms, developed the In[sight] campaign to make people aware of some widely used terms and acronyms.

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Dutch Safer Internet Centre
11 December 2023

Tackling offensive online behaviour

In The Netherlands, Media Literacy Week 2023 (celebrated from 10 – 17 November) has come to an end. For an entire week, numerous network partners reflected on dealing with offensive behaviour online under the banner #hierniet (not here). Hundreds of entities endorsed the #hierniet initiative, with activities taking place across the country. Furthermore, almost 190,000 students participated in the MediaMasters serious game as part of the campaign actions.

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Austrian Safer Internet Centre
05 August 2023

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?