Better Internet for Kids

The children’s program was hosted by ethical hacker Krisztián Frey. Through interactive games, participants learned about the risks of using open Wi-Fi networks and the dangers of charging devices through USB ports in public places. They also had the opportunity to try out devices such as the Flipper Zero, which can be used to test wireless networks, and the usb Rubber Ducky, a tool used for testing USB security vulnerabilities. The young people particularly enjoyed the creative activities, the photo wall, and the selfie machine.

The conference was held at the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews but was also broadcasted live on the website www.dbi.pl, and on the related YouTube channel. The event gathered nearly 12,117 participants: such a high turnout shows that online safety education is of great importance to the Polish general public. The conference was recorded and is now available online, reaching an even larger number of viewers. 

In Sweden, the Safer Internet Centre (coordinated by the Swedish Agency for the Media together with the helpline BRIS, and the hotline ECPAT Sweden) carried out three main activities in connection with Safer Internet Day 2026: an online national activity hub, a roundtable discussion with the SIC youth panel about the internet and democracy, and a webinar presenting new knowledge about young people’s digital strategies. 

This increased phenomenon is confirmed not only by data from the 2025 research study Czech pupils in the online world, but also by statistics from the Czech national hotline STOPonline.cz, where illegal content can be reported. The most significant growth in reports concerns child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and content that young people have produced themselves, such as photos or videos they created and shared.