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  "title": "EU Better Internet for Kids+ (BIK+) Strategy 2022 - COM(2022) 212 final",
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  "last_updated": "2026-05-31",
  "bluf": "The EU Better Internet for Kids+ (BIK+) Strategy was adopted by the European Commission on 11 May 2022 as Communication COM(2022) 212 final. BIK+ updates the original 2012 BIK Strategy and structures EU child-online-safety policy around three pillars: (1) safe digital experiences to protect children from harmful and illegal online content conduct contact and consumer risks; (2) digital empowerment so children acquire the skills and competences to make sound choices and express themselves safely online; and (3) active participation so children have a say in the digital environment via child-led activities. Pillar 1 commitments include facilitation of an EU code of conduct on age-appropriate design by 2024 a standardisation request for a European age-verification standard from 2023 EU-wide digital proof of age based on date of birth from 2024 the 116 111 cyberbullying harmonised number support for Safer Internet Centres helplines and hotlines as trusted flaggers and neuro-marketing research mapping. Pillar 2 funds media literacy via BIK Portal MOOCs national-curricula best-practice exchange and tools for vulnerable children. Pillar 3 involves children in code-of-conduct creation expands BIK Youth Ambassadors and BIK Youth Panels and commits to child-led evaluations of BIK+ every two years. BIK+ is non-binding policy but anchors EU funding programmes Member State implementation expectations and downstream binding instruments including DSA Article 28 and the EU age-verification mini-wallet.",
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