Better Internet for Kids

The Digital Agenda for Europe aims to have every European digital. Children have particular needs and vulnerabilities on the internet; however, the internet also provides a place of opportunities for children to access knowledge, to communicate, to develop their skills and to improve their job perspectives and employability.

The Commission’s strategy for a better internet for kids (BIK+), adopted on 11 May 2022, will ensure that children are protected, respected and empowered online in the new Digital Decade, in line with the European Digital Principles. The strategy and a child-friendly version are available in all official languages. BIK+ is the digital arm of the comprehensive EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child (RoC) from 2021. It builds on the first European Strategy for a Better Internet for Children (BIK), published in 2012, and is accompanied by a compendium of relevant legislation.

Explore the policy roadmap on previous EC strategies and related initiatives, and additional resources, from the links on this page.

Further information and resources

Discover more about the BIK+ strategy.

Find more information about the Digital Services Act (DSA), and its provisions specifically designed to protect children online.

How to make Europe’s Digital Decade fit for children and young people?

Explore the policy roadmap and additional resources

Timeline of the project — Programme timeline

Key events and activities of the project — Key events and campaigns

The BIK evaluation of the implementation — Evaluation process

Better Internet for Kids strategy. #BIKplus #DigitalEU — New Better Internet for Kids strategy (BIK+)

The Digital Agenda for Europe aims to have every European digital. Children have particular needs and vulnerabilities on the internet; however, the internet also provides a place of opportunities for children to access knowledge, to communicate, to develop their skills and to improve their job perspectives and employability.

The Commission’s strategy for a better internet for kids (BIK+), adopted on 11 May 2022, will ensure that children are protected, respected and empowered online in the new Digital Decade, in line with the European Digital Principles. The strategy and a child-friendly version are available in all official languages. BIK+ is the digital arm of the comprehensive EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child (RoC) from 2021. It builds on the first European Strategy for a Better Internet for Children (BIK), published in 2012, and is accompanied by a compendium of relevant legislation.

Explore the policy roadmap on previous EC strategies and related initiatives, and additional resources, from the links on this page.