Creating a safer connected world: Teachers, educators and professionals

KüberPuuring – A cybersecurity competition for Estonian students

Estonian Safer Internet Centre

In the summer 2020, Tallinn University of Technology organised a cybersecurity competition called KüberPuuring, for students from the seventh to twelfth grades, as well as for vocational students. 

Save the Children Romania launches first self-paced online course on online safety for children

Romanian Safer Internet Centre

The Romanian Safer Internet Centre recently launched the country’s first online course on online safety for teachers and other professionals working with children. In the present article, they reflect on the reasons why they developed it in the first place, and what it consists of.

Celebrating Safer Internet Day in times of social distancing

Safer Internet Day Team

Safer Internet Day (SID) is getting close. On Tuesday, 9 February 2021, SID will take place across the world, once again with a theme of “Together for a better internet”. While we recognise that celebrations may look different for this edition as we all adapt to COVID-19 constraints, there are still many ways for you to get involved in Safer Internet Day, even from the comfort of your own home!

Understanding the information factory with InfoHunter

French Safer Internet Centre

More than 4 billion pieces of shared content circulate on social networks every day, indiscriminately mixing infor, intox, and fake news. In French, this information overload has a name: “infobésité”. 

Raising awareness of disinformation through creativity and solidarity in Romania

Romanian Safer Internet Centre

Romanian children’s news consumption mostly revolves around the internet – 49 per cent of them say they use websites, while 26 per cent use social media to read the news – followed by conversations with their parents (39 per cent) and watching television (28 per cent).

Empathic – A programme to address empathy in the classroom

French Safer Internet Centre

The French Internet Centre (SIC) recently unveiled an empathy awareness programme for elementary and middle school students. In this article, they offer a deep dive into why and how they produced such a resource.