2021-01-21
media literacy/education 
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).
2021-01-21
media literacy/education Maltese Safer Internet Centre Parents play an important role in teaching their kids how to critically evaluate the news. These media literacy skills are vital for kids growing up in the digital age.
2021-01-19
data privacy Maltese Safer Internet Centre It is natural for parents and carers to want to keep their child safe and as far away from physical harm as possible. That has not changed and is equally true for the digital world — especially when our kids have coexisting physical and digital lives.
2021-01-18
Safer Internet Day Team On Tuesday, 9 February 2021, we will join “Together for a better internet” to celebrate yet another edition of Safer Internet Day (SID) - though this time in a starkly different digital environment, compared to previous editions. Almost one year after the advent of the COVID-19 crisis and the changes it has brought about in our online habits, we review the new realities with regards to safety and well-being in the online sphere.
2021-01-18
online reputation Latvian Safer Internet Centre Online celebrities, their lives, experiences and stories – do they affect lives of adolescents? Is it worth listening to influencers and take their every advice? Can anyone become an influencer? In the online conference "A perfect face on the internet…" different experts tried to find answers to these and many other questions.
2021-01-15
love, relationships, sexuality (online), sexting Maltese Safer Internet Centre Sexting is the electronic sending and receiving of photos and videos that are sexually suggestive or explicit, often containing nudity, sex acts, texted sexual messages, or sexting emojis. Talking to your kids about sexting can feel awkward for everyone but it is an important conversation to have, especially considering this phenomenon is on the rise among teenagers.
2021-01-13
advertising/commercialism Maltese Safer Internet Centre As the popularity and success of paid social media influencers increases, their followers often not only want what the influencers have, but also to be them.
2021-01-12
media literacy/education Dutch Safer Internet Centre The report “Ten Years of Media Literacy Research” is a summary of 90 studies that the Scientific Council of the Dutch Media Literacy Network has collected over the past two years. The Council brings together scientific knowledge about media literacy, determines where knowledge gaps lie and indicates what new research is needed.
2021-01-11
Safer Internet Day Team Safer Internet Day (SID) is fast approaching – on Tuesday, 9 February 2021, we will be millions around the globe, joining forces “Together for a better internet”. How do you plan to participate in the big day?
2021-01-11
advertising/commercialism, data privacy Irish Safer Internet Centre Have you noticed that when you go online or login to social media you are presented with content, news, articles or ads that somehow know the things that you are interested in? It makes sense that you will see updates from people or organisations that you follow, but what may be less obvious are the algorithms (complex mathematical formulas) working in the background which determine what content is presented in your newsfeed or search results.
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