Safer Internet Day 2025 is on 11th of February, with learning based around the theme “Too good to be true? Protecting yourself and others from scams online”. It’s the UK’s biggest day of online safety. Each year it covers an online issue or theme that speaks about the things young people are seeing and experiencing online.
This Safer Internet Day we will assess the real scale of scams online and allow young people to share their experiences and ideas on how to tackle the problem. We’ll build on the important work being done to raise awareness of issues such as online financial sextortion and we’ll also consider the future of scams, answering questions such as:
How is changing technology like generative AI going to impact the approach of scammers?
What role can the government and internet industry take to tackle this threat?
What changes would young people like to see to help protect themselves?
Created in consultation with young people across the UK, Safer Internet Day 2025 will be focusing on the issue of scams online. For young people, we’ll be showing them how to protect themselves and others online, as well as what support is available to them. Safer Internet Day 2024 reached more young people than ever before, with 52% of UK children aged 8-17 hearing about the day.
