Creating a safer connected world: Parents and carers

Anyone can be affected by cyberbullying

Czech Safer Internet Centre

Cyberbullying does not always start as an intentionally harmful act. At times, it can start as a joke, with someone taking a picture of their peer and sharing it on social networks without permission, and without realising it can indeed be hurtful. Sometimes, teasing could just arise out of boredom, but then turn into a more serious matter.  

Reflections on parent-child relationships online

BIK Youth Ambassador, Yevgeny

COFACE Families Europe marked International Children’s Day 2021 with a policy and advocacy session on parent-child relationships in the digital era. In this session, DigiGen researchers Merike Sisask and Olaf Kapella presented findings on ICT in family life, while Better Internet for Kids Youth Ambassadors (BIK Youth) shared their experiences and reflections as children and young people.

#NOHATEONLINE, the Luxembourgish awareness campaign for more respect on the internet

BIK Team

To contribute to the fight against hate speech, BEE SECURE, the Luxembourgish Safer Internet Centre has started a new campaign. The campaign called #NOHATEONLINE promotes more mutual respect on the internet and the prevention of hate speech. The campaign also aims to provide information about freedom of expression and legal boundaries.

New courses on cyberbullying for teachers and school leaders in Ireland

Irish Safer Internet Centre

PDST Technology in Education together with Webwise has developed two new online courses for all teachers and school leaders in Ireland, to help them understand, prevent, and respond to cyberbullying.  

The BEE SECURE Helpline warns about sextortion

Luxembourgish Safer Internet Centre

In recent months, the BEE SECURE Helpline has observed an increase in cases of sextortion, particularly involving young internet users. Sexual extortion, also known as sextortion, is a form of blackmail using sexually explicit material, such as private/intimate photos, videos). 

Today is World Children’s Day 2022

BIK Team

Every year on 20 November, World Children’s Day is celebrated. The day is UNICEF's annual day of action for children, by children.