Creating a safer connected world: Research and policy

The outcomes of the Youth Pledge for a Better Internet, one year on

BIK team

On Safer Internet Day (SID) 2021 – which we celebrated on Tuesday, 9 February 2021 – the Youth Pledge for a Better Internet celebrated its first year of existence. Below, we look back on the achievements of this youth-led initiative in partnership with industry representatives from the Alliance to better protect minors online aimed at making online platforms’ terms and conditions more age appropriate.

Encouraging responsible consumption of cultural content in France

French Safer Internet Centre

The internet grants its users – including the younger ones – access to a wide range of cultural content. In the past decades, this new accessibility has changed cultural consumption practices. In particular, young people no longer clearly perceive the boundaries of legality; what is more, they do not necessarily consider the consequences of their actions online.

New survey shows parental concerns on children’s future addictive behaviours

Greek Safer Internet Centre

To mark Safer Internet Day (SID) 2021, the Greek Safer Internet Centre released new research findings highlighting parents’ concerns with regards to restoring the balance between their children’s offline and online lives and their anxieties related to potential future addictive behaviours by children.

Luxembourg Safer Internet Centre celebrates tenth anniversary

Luxembourg Safer Internet Centre

Since 2010, BEE SECURE, the Luxembourg Safer Internet Centre, has been promoting a safer, more responsible, and more positive use of digital technology among the general public.

Looking back on the European Commission’s online event for Safer Internet Day 2021

Lili Leißer, BIK Youth Ambassador

Lili Leißer, Better Internet for Kids (BIK) Youth Ambassador and Youth Coordinator at the Austrian Safer Internet Centre, took part in the online event organised by the European Commission on Safer Internet Day, on Tuesday, 9 February 2021. In this article, she reflects on the progress accomplished in the framework of the Youth Pledge.

Volume of privacy complaints filed by minors remains low

Dutch Safer Internet Centre

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is not yet working optimally when it comes to protecting the privacy of children. Of the 28,000 complaints received by the Dutch Data Protection Authority, only 1 per cent concerned the violation of the privacy of a minor user. This while children represent a third of the online user group. The Dutch Safer Internet Centre and the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) cooperated on a podcast on this theme.