Some online challenges can be fun but some can be extremely dangerous, while the number of views and likes received is seen as an important part of the whole process.
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Safer Internet Day
BIK TeamThis year's edition of Safer Internet Day (SID) took place on Tuesday, 8 February 2022. Save the date for Safer Internet Day 2023 which will take place on Tuesday, 7 February 2023.
#DigitalDecade4YOUth
BIK TeamWhat can be done to ensure that the digital world is fit for the future? And how can we ensure that we promote, protect, respect and fulfil the rights of all children and young people when they go online? The #DigitalDecade4YOUth consultation, campaign and resulting report has encouraged children and young people, and those that support them, to have their say.
Safer Internet Forum
BIK TeamThe 2022 edition of the Safer Internet Forum (SIF) will take place on Thursday, 27 October 2022. It has the theme of A Digital Decade for children and youth: BIK+ to protect, empower and respect!
Latest news from Safer Internet Centres and beyond
World Teachers' Day 2022
BIK TeamToday, 5 October 2022, we’re celebrating World Teachers’ Day. The day is held annually on 5 October to celebrate all teachers around the globe and has been founded by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
Preventing child sexual abuse with a new guidebook for adolescents
Finnish Safer Internet CentreA new guidebook has been published for professionals on how to prevent child sexual abuse by helping adolescents who are sexually attracted to children. The guidebook is a product of a research collaboration on child sexual abuse prevention between MSc, PhD-student Mikkel Rask Pedersen and Save the Children Denmark and Save the Children Finland.
Happy International Day of Older Persons 2022
BIK TeamEvery year on the 1 October, it is the International Day of Older Persons. The day has been founded by the United Nations (UN). The International Day of Older Persons celebrates the role of older persons in making wide-ranging contributions to economic and social development, but also challenges issues such as discrimination and social exclusion of the ageing population.