As the US presidential election approaches, Democrats and Republicans experienced a rare moment of unity in the US Senate on July 30. The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) passed with 93 votes in favor and only 3 against, and the House of Representatives will soon consider...
The bYou Congress Children, young people and the media: (dis)connected lives? will be held between the 7th and 8th of February 2025, at the University of Minho, Gualtar. The event will present current debates about the younger generations´ daily uses of the media, their practices...
The Annals of the VII Luso-Brazilian Seminar on Early Childhood Education and the III Luso-Afro-Brazilian Congress on Childhood and Education has been published and includes two new articles by the bYou project: "'Grita, diz, faz, expressa-te!' Uma campanha para promover a expressão de crianças e...
The video of the Seminar held on June 11th is available. It is the fourth and final session of the cycle of seminars "Present and future of media literacy - contributions to a new agenda" organized by MILObs in partnership with bYou Project, with interventions...
The Spanish Council of Ministers approved a draft of the organic law for the protection of minors in the digital environment at the beginning of June. The new legislative package increases the minimum age for the treatment of personal data from 14 to 16 years...
The online seminar Listening to children and young people. Pedagogical and methodological implications for Media Literacy will be held on June 11th at 3 pm. The seminar will present results from the bYou project funded by FCT, based on data collected through focus groups carried...
On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution, the bYou project and MILObs discussed about freedom with six young people from different parts of the country. Among the participants, Ana B. Pereira and Catarina Costa (students at Vitorino Nemésio Secondary School, Terceira...
Noticing the increasing impact that influencers have on the content and information circulating online in the European Union (UE), member states want them to add media literacy competencies to their existing technical and creative skills. The goal of the Council of the European Union is for...
The recently published book The Anxious Generation, by psychologist Jonathan Haidt, analyzes the effects of social networks on the quality of life of children and young people in different countries. The study addresses the importance of recreational activities during early childhood to aid cognitive development,...
More than a hundred people gathered on April 24th at the Lúcio Craveiro da Silva Library (Braga), to celebrate and discuss freedom with six young people from different parts of Portugal.The students highlighted the importance of freedom of expression and thought, and of being true...