Creating a safer connected world: Teachers, educators and professionals

International Day of Friendship 2021

BIK Team

On 30 July 2021, we celebrate the International Day of Friendship. The global observance was initiated by the United Nations General Assembly in 2011 to promote "friendship between peoples, countries, cultures and individuals" as a way to "inspire peace efforts and build bridges between communities".

Positive online civility trends reversed one year into the pandemic, new Microsoft study shows

Jacqueline Beauchere, Global Digital Safety Advocate at Microsoft

Teenagers and adults in 18 countries said perceptions of online civility have deteriorated one year into the global pandemic, with respondents in Poland, Philippines, Italy, Germany and Hungary reporting the sharpest net-negative sentiment, new Microsoft research shows.

Australians supported Safer Internet Day 2021 by starting the chat about online safety

Office of the eSafety Commissioner, the Australian Safer Internet Day Committee

On Tuesday, 9 February 2021, we celebrated the 18th edition of Safer Internet Day (SID) all across the world, including in Australia. In this article, the Australian Office of the eSafety Commissioner, in its role of Safer Internet Day Committee for Australia, shares a summary of the events that took place.

Living in an online stream: new study on young people’s lives on social networks

Austrian Safer Internet Centre

A new study on online behaviour and the challenges faced by Austrian children and youth on social networks shows a competent use and a conscious online presence.

Youth Internet Monitor 2021: Which social networks do young people in Austria use?

Austrian Safer Internet Centre

Every year, the Austrian Safer Internet Centre collects data on social media use of Austrian children and youth. Which social networks do young people in Austria use? Which platforms are trending, and which ones have become less popular? The results are published in the Youth Internet Monitor.

Digital First Responders: your first line of defence against online crimes

INHOPE

We were taught as children not to talk to strangers, and as young adults never to leave our drinks unguarded. We knew we had to stay alert and on guard when we were outside of our homes, but for most of us, home was a safe place. However, this hasn’t been the case for many years now, and the threats associated with the online world travel with us as relentlessly as the devices in our pockets. This shift for our children, of experiencing their youth through the online environment, has been accelerated by COVID-19 and the availability of new apps.