PDF material for teachers and parents of 13-14 year old students concerning the topics of responsible Internet usage, especially prevention of online violence, cyberbullying, hate speech, identity theft, phishing, fake news, privacy, digital identity and responsible digital citizenship.
Curated collection of educational materials supporting media and democracy competence among young people, with resources on AI, disinformation, digital democracy, social media, data protection, cyberbullying, gaming, online safety and digital sustainability
The Browser game exposes manipulation tactics used to mislead people online and builds cognitive resistance against disinformation. Interactive serious game in which players take the role of a fake-news creator and use common disinformation techniques to build followers and credibility. By experiencing manipulation from the perspective of a disinformation producer, learners develop greater awareness of […]
Explanatory online dossier with H5P videos for young people about digital democracy, disinformation, civil courage. Comprehensive media-education platform providing practical materials, interactive learning activities, tests, guides and thematic resources that help children and young people use digital media safely, critically and responsibly. Topics include AI, disinformation, digital democracy, online safety, data protection, gaming and sustainability.
Online test for youth to learn about their behaviour to manage and identify digital news content. Interactive digital news literacy test and educational resource that helps young people assess information, recognize misinformation, check facts, understand media systems, and reflect on their own media use. It includes the Newstest, age-specific variants, digital tools, teaching materials, and […]
Online self-learning tool raising awareness about narratives within radical and extremist communication through TikTok. It helps young people recognize, classify and critically reflect on hate speech, disinformation, discriminatory narratives and anti-democratic content on social media. It uses a social-media-style interface and supports digital civic courage and responsible online participation.
The 2026 World Press Freedom Index compares press freedom in 180 countries and territories, examining the political, legal, economic, sociocultural and safety conditions in which journalists work. The 2026 edition reports the lowest global average score in the Index’s 25-year history, with 52.2% of countries classified as “difficult” or “very serious.”
An annual global research project by Freedom House assessing internet freedom and digital rights across countries. It examines barriers to access, online censorship and content restrictions, surveillance, privacy, freedom of expression, and the use of digital technologies for civic mobilisation. The 2025 edition covers 72 countries.
A European Parliament study examining how digital participation tools and AI can promote citizen engagement in EU policymaking. It analyses 94 digital participation tools worldwide, examines 11 representative cases in depth, identifies benefits and limitations, and proposes policy options, governance requirements, safeguards and technical approaches for connecting citizens’ voices with institutional decision-making.
The Council of Europe Charter on Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education (EDC/HRE) is a policy and educational framework defining democratic citizenship education and human rights education. It promotes knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviours that enable learners to exercise democratic rights and responsibilities, value diversity, participate actively in democratic life, and defend human […]