New EU strategy to protect and empower children in the online world

The new European strategy for a Better Internet for Kids (BIK+) aims for accessible, age-appropriate and informative online content and services that are in children's best interests. The updated BIK+ strategy is the digital arm of the rights of the child strategy and reflects the recently proposed digital principle that ‘Children and young people should be protected and empowered online. It takes into account the European Parliament Resolution on children’s rights, the Council Conclusions on media literacy and the Council Recommendation establishing a European Child Guarantee.