Skip to main content
European Union flag
Log in
Community Message
Membership to the Community Portal is only available to Community members.
Select Accept to continue to the Login page.
Better Internet for Kids

Need help dealing with an online issue or harmful/illegal content?

Learn more
1 of 4
Creating a safer and better internet for children and young people
© BIK
Better Internet for Kids

The European strategy for a Better Internet for Kids (BIK+) aims to improve age-appropriate digital services and ensure every child is protected, empowered, and respected online. This platform provides access to the dedicated work, support, services, and policies in place - across the EU and beyond - to make this a reality.

Read more about Better Internet for Kids
SIF banner
Join Safer Internet Forum

A youth-led annual international conference in Europe on opportunities, risks and solutions related to child online safety and making the internet a better place.

Register for SIF 2024!
A banner with the logos and decorative elements of the 2 BIK campaigns: AdWiseOnline and MediaSmartOnline
© BIK
New campaigns

Protecting YOU(th) against manipulative digital marketing practices and spotlighting media literacy initiatives.

View all campaigns
A group picture of young people participating at Safer Internet Forum 2023
© BIK
Youth participation and empowerment

Children and young people are at heart of the BIK agenda, ensuring that every child is protected, empowered and respected online.

Read more about youth activities

In the spotlight

  • conference

Safer Internet Forum (SIF) 2024

Safer Internet Forum (SIF) is a key annual international conference in Europe where policymakers, researchers, law enforcement bodies, youth, parents and caregivers, teachers, NGOs, industry representatives, experts and other relevant actors c

  • Hybrid

Implementation of the European strategy for a Better Internet for Kids+ (BIK+ strategy).
© BIK
  • Knowledge hub insight

The new BIK Knowledge Hub: the European central access point for information, evidence, policy and practice insights

Upon entering the Knowledge hub on the new and relaunched Better Internet for Kids (BIK) platform, users are greeted with a comprehensive overview of this new resource's different features and components. It serves as a one-stop destination for accessing a wide array of resources and insights supporting the monitoring of the impact of the digital transformation on the well-being of children and young people in Europe.
Banner with the AdWiseOnline campaign logo and the visual element of a boy playing an online game
  • news

AdWiseOnline guide to outsmart unwanted ads and marketing traps online

The hidden costs of seemingly ‘free’ platforms extend beyond what meets the eye. Digital marketers strategically target young people, overloading them with ads. Influencers, a prominent part of this marketing landscape, play a significant role in this by promoting products and services on social media platforms. The results of the investigation conducted by the European Commission and consumer authorities show that online influencers rarely disclose commercial content.
BIK+
© BIK
  • BIK news

The first BIK+ strategy evaluation

On Wednesday, 11 May 2022, the European Commission adopted a new European strategy for a Better Internet for Kids (BIK+), which aims to improve age-appropriate digital services and ensure that every child is protected, empowered, and respected online.

In the spotlight

  • conference

Safer Internet Forum (SIF) 2024

Safer Internet Forum (SIF) is a key annual international conference in Europe where policymakers, researchers, law enforcement bodies, youth, parents and caregivers, teachers, NGOs, industry representatives, experts and other relevant actors c

  • Hybrid

Implementation of the European strategy for a Better Internet for Kids+ (BIK+ strategy).
© BIK
  • Knowledge hub insight

The new BIK Knowledge Hub: the European central access point for information, evidence, policy and practice insights

Upon entering the Knowledge hub on the new and relaunched Better Internet for Kids (BIK) platform, users are greeted with a comprehensive overview of this new resource's different features and components. It serves as a one-stop destination for accessing a wide array of resources and insights supporting the monitoring of the impact of the digital transformation on the well-being of children and young people in Europe.
Banner with the AdWiseOnline campaign logo and the visual element of a boy playing an online game
  • news

AdWiseOnline guide to outsmart unwanted ads and marketing traps online

The hidden costs of seemingly ‘free’ platforms extend beyond what meets the eye. Digital marketers strategically target young people, overloading them with ads. Influencers, a prominent part of this marketing landscape, play a significant role in this by promoting products and services on social media platforms. The results of the investigation conducted by the European Commission and consumer authorities show that online influencers rarely disclose commercial content.
BIK+
© BIK
  • BIK news

The first BIK+ strategy evaluation

On Wednesday, 11 May 2022, the European Commission adopted a new European strategy for a Better Internet for Kids (BIK+), which aims to improve age-appropriate digital services and ensure that every child is protected, empowered, and respected online.

National trends, issues and initiatives

SIC
© BIK
BIK Knowledge hub
Explore the central access point for information, evidence, and policy insights on the impact of digital transformation on the lives of children and young people.
View more
Safer Internet Centres
© BIK
Safer Internet Centres
Connect with your national Safer Internet Centre (SIC) to access resources and sources of support, providing awareness raising, helpline, hotline and youth participation services.
Young people sitting on the floor with digital devices
Ensuring digital well-being for adolescents

Romania

Group of adolescents discussing around a magazine
Analogue and digital go hand in hand

Denmark

A group of five young people all holding their own smartphone and looking at it.
ADWeeks2024 campaign promoted internet safety in Lithuania

Lithuania

Young people sitting on the floor with digital devices

Ensuring digital well-being for adolescents

Romania

Group of adolescents discussing around a magazine

Analogue and digital go hand in hand

Denmark

A group of five young people all holding their own smartphone and looking at it.

ADWeeks2024 campaign promoted internet safety in Lithuania

Lithuania

  • 1 of 3

Safer Internet Forum 2023 wrap up

Making youth voices heard
© BIK
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.
See all BIK highlights

Learning corners

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

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

Parents and caregivers
© BIK
Parents and caregivers

Explore information and resources to help you support your children to have positive online experiences.

Teachers and educators
© BIK
Teachers and educators

Browse materials for teachers, educators and other adults who support young people’s online experiences in professional settings.

Newsletter subscription
© BIK
Newsletter subscription
© BIK
Stay informed
Read the quarterly Better Internet for Kids bulletin for all the latest news.
Subscribe Browse previous editions

Upcoming events

international day
End Child Sex Abuse Day 2024

  • Online

    • See all events

    Latest news

    A person holding a phone with a danger sign on the screen.
    Luxembourgish Safer Internet Centre 5 November 2024
    Keep your space safe: Campaign to strengthen cybersecurity

    In response to an increase of contacts to the consultation service BEE SECURE Helpline regarding fraudulent e-crime activities, the initiative and Safer Internet Centre of Luxembourg BEE SECURE decided to focus its campaigning activities around strengthening cybersecurity over the course of the last school year 2023/24.The campaign focused particularly on cybersecurity basic skills, phishing, sextortion and the hacking of personal accounts.

    Portugal bootcamp for girls 2024 - students learning digital skills
    Portuguese Safer Internet Centre 4 November 2024
    Bootcamp for Girls testimonials

    From 4 to 7 July 2024, the Bootcamp for Girls took place at the University of Aveiro in Portugal. The Portuguese Safer Internet Centre shared some testimonials from a group of participants.  

    Teenage boy using his phone looking distressed
    Irish Safer Internet Centre 31 October 2024
    How the 'manosphere' affects teenagers

    As part of the ongoing youth-led audio series Casting the Net, the Webwise Youth Panel addressed the topic of the ‘manosphere’ and its potential impact on young people.Described as a loosely connected online community focused on discussions surrounding masculinity and gender relations, the ‘manosphere’ has sparked debate and controversy around masculinity, relationships, and gender dynamics.But how might this affect teenagers and what are the consequences?

    Boy sitting on a bench using his phone
    Slovenian Safer Internet Centre 30 October 2024
    Parents in Slovenia unaware of children's negative experiences online

    A study was carried out by the Centre for Social Informatics at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana in Slovenia, in the summer of 2007. It revealed that Slovenian parents significantly underestimate the impact of harmful online content and experiences on their children.

    See all news