EU Better Internet for Kids (BIK+) Strategy

The European Strategy for a Better Internet for Kids (BIK+) is a Commission Communication (COM(2022) 212 final, 11 May 2022) updating the original 2012 BIK strategy. It is a non-binding policy document organised around three pillars: (1) Safe digital experiences (better protect children online) including an EU code of conduct on age-appropriate design (building on the DSA, AVMSD and GDPR), age-verification and EU-wide digital proof of age (eID-based), tackling online child sexual abuse, combating cyberbullying and the 116 111 helpline, the Safer Internet Centres (SICs) network, and safety in gaming/recommender systems/addictive design; (2) Digital empowerment (better empower children to make sound choices) including media and information literacy, digital skills aligned with Digital Decade targets, digital citizenship education, the betterinternetforkids.eu portal, and awareness-raising including Safer Internet Day; (3) Active participation (respect childrens views) including child participation in policymaking, industry youth consultations, peer-to-peer activities, and children as content creators with safeguards. Section 6 covers International outreach and cooperation. As a non-binding Communication BIK+ is implemented by Member States and industry through aligned actions; this corpus node tracks the Strategy structure and policy levers (corpus status: referenced).