Creating a safer connected world: Organisations and industry

Greece raised awareness for a better internet on #SID2023

Greek Safer Internet Centre

More than 30,000 students from all educational levels across the country participated in the festivities organised by the Greek Safer Internet Centre (SIC) for Safer Internet Day 2023 – and thousands more set up small celebrations in their classrooms with material provided by the Greek Safer Internet Centre, sending then their creations to the SIC. 

Latest helpline trends: Quarter 4, 2022

BIK Team

The Insafe network of helplines collects data about the types of calls they receive and this is analysed every three months in order to look at possible trends and emerging issues. 

Create digital safety through united action

INHOPE

Actions speak louder than words – and with this year presenting two decades of striving for a safer internet, INHOPE looks back on collective action results on the landmark event that Safer Internet Day is. And, as a global network, we look at ourselves and our impact on the association of hotlines across the years.

Report on removing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) is now available

Dutch Safer Internet Centre

Commissioned by the European Commission and in collaboration with PwC, the Centre for Expertise on Online Sexual Child Abuse (EOKM) has developed a tool for a faster removal of online child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Keep reading to learn more about this new tool. 

The five mechanisms of hate speech

French Safer Internet Centre

The French Safer Internet Centre (SIC) recently created a resource on how to identify hate speech based on racial criteria online. The resource was created in response to a call for proposals from the French Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah and it aims to raise awareness of hate speech, specifically online.

Worldwide celebrations for Safer Internet Day 2023

BIK Team

On Tuesday, 7 February 2023, we celebrated the 20th edition of Safer Internet Day (SID), with events and activities taking place right across the globe. With a theme, once again, of “Together for a better internet”, the day called upon all stakeholders to join together to make the internet a safer and better place for all, and especially for children and young people. The day was a great success, and we are excited to share with you just a few of the achievements so far from the coordination level.