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BIK Policy monitor report 2025 published: advancing the BIK+ vision across Europe

The BIK+ strategy, adopted by the European Commission in May 2022, sets out a comprehensive vision to ensure that children and young people are protected, empowered, and respected online. The BIK Policy monitor 2025 reviews how this vision is being realised across the 27 EU Member States, Iceland, and Norway, assessing both approaches to policy making and on-the-ground actions. It highlights progress, gaps, and good practices under the strategy’s three pillars: safe digital experiences, digital empowerment, and active participation.
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World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development 2025

The day centres around recognising and understanding each other's differences, but also celebrating these and promoting peace and harmony between everyone around the world. Culture can play a huge role in that, both through celebrating our differences and understanding what we have in common with each other. 
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First evaluation of the BIK+ strategy released: children’s voices and expert insights shaping Europe’s digital future

Launched by the European Commission in May 2022, the BIK+ strategy builds on two decades of EU leadership in online child safety. This first evaluation draws on direct input from more than 750 children and young people – including those from vulnerable backgrounds – alongside consultations with more than 360 adult stakeholders, including educators, parents, representatives and experts from civil society, academia, industry, and policymaking. Together, their voices provide a 360-degree view of the strategy’s successes and the challenges that remain.
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Manipulative marketing in games

Do you and your child know how to spot persuasive digital marketing tactics in apps and games? Check out this learning module to learn how to support and protect your family.

Safer Internet Forum 2023 wrap up

Making youth voices heard
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A key priority under BIK is for young people to voice their opinions to various stakeholders to develop online safety guidance, learning and campaigning materials, and contribute to decision-making processes to help create a better internet.

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Learn about the issues that matter to you with learning modules and deep dives into a range of digital citizenship and online safety topics.

Discover advice and resources to help you navigate the online world, along with insights into the work of BIK youth across Europe.

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Finnish Safer Internet Centre 16 May 2025

The Finnish Hotline Nettivihje’s Annual report 2024 is published

The Finnish hotline Nettivihje aims to to speed up the removal of material that it assesses as illegal, and to help ensure that the child receives the help they need. Anyone can send a report to the hotline using its online form. Reporting is safe and easy. The trained analysts check every report. Information of activity or material that is assessed as illegal is forwarded to the needed actors, such as the Finnish National Bureau for Investigation.

BIK Team 16 May 2025

In the spotlight: Safer Internet Centres Norway and Sweden

NorwayThe Norwegian SIC is coordinated by the Norwegian Media Authority, who also runs the awareness centre. The Norwegian Red Cross operates the helpline service Kors på halsen (Cross My Heart) and also facilitates the youth panel activities of the SIC.

Portuguese Safer Internet Centre 15 May 2025

IPDJ brings digital citizenship and safer internet to Portugal’s two largest education and youth fairs: Qualifica and Futurália

This year, Futurália’s theme was “AI in education”, while Qualifica focused on “Lifelong Learning”.At the IPDJ booth, various programmes and initiatives were promoted to address the specific needs of young people, covering a wide range of interests, including non-formal education, training, youth health, and international mobility. Special attention was given to digital citizenship and online safety.

Austrian Safer Internet Centre 15 May 2025

"Adolescence": A series about cyberbullying, online radicalisation and digital communication

What is the series about?The British drama series is about a 13-year-old boy who is accused of stabbing a fellow pupil. The unassuming 13-year-old comes from an intact family, is a good student and still seems very childlike overall. For the viewers, it is initially inconceivable that this child is capable of murder. The question of why is at the centre of the fictional series.