Essence of the projects “Digital Children” and “Youth in the Digital World – Critical Thinking Against Disinformation”; strategic approaches and latest data; research and analysis, as well as activities to counter disinformation. Discussion with questions and answers. These were the topics set out in the meeting of the members of the Partnership for Learning and Action held on January 28, 2025. They also talked about the G-LENS project, led by the British Council and the topic of disinformation and online harassment, and about the work and research of the Center for the Study of Democracy. Information and activities related to media literacy of Fact Check and sCool media, as well as against disinformation – at the Sofia, Varna, Plovdiv and Traveling Science Festivals were presented and discussed.
The fruitful workshop of the members of the Learning Action Partnership is the first of its kind this year. New members of the group were also present, who unanimously defined the event as valuable and useful for the exchange of experience. The program included presentations and analyses from different perspectives on key topics of the professional group. With regret and concern, we noted that the reported cases of abuse in the online space are constantly increasing.
With our work, we contribute to raising awareness among young people, teachers and parents about the potential real dangers that their children can and do encounter on the Internet. In addition to a summary of what has been achieved so far, we also made a brief overview of what is to come. Colleagues shared valuable experience and information about activities carried out on various projects, results of research and analyses.
The consortium of organizations that implement the activities of the “Digital Children” project – the Parents Association, the Bulgarian Family Planning and Sexual Health Association (BFPA) and the National Network for Children (NNC) – works for the functioning of the National Safer Internet Center (www.safenet.bg), established in 2005. The Center maintains the Hotline for reporting harmful content and online crimes against children and also manages the Advisory Line (Helpline) 124 123 for children and parents, as well as a chat to it. A large part of the calls are related to seeking information about prevention – parents ask how to protect their children and how to develop their skills in the digital space. Other types of consultations are most often about reporting harmful content, online harassment, fraud and threats, broken and fake profiles, and technical problems.
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