Project description DEENESFRITPL Protecting young people on social media More than half the world now uses social media. That’s more than 4 billion people. Social media usage is one of the most popular online activities. It is particularly popular among young people. In fact, 90 % of teens (ages 13-17) have used social media, and 70 % have at least one active account. But social media is a hobby that puts users at risk for cyberbullying. Studies show that nearly three quarters of young people are victims of cyberbullying, and 20 % experience extreme cyberbullying on a daily basis. Cyberbullying is directly related to a rise in youth self-harm, suicides and suicide attempts. In this context, the EU-funded SafeMobile project proposes a solution that monitors attacks and not children. Respecting the privacy of children, the project’s platform identifies attack patterns and records detailed information. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective The use of social networking websites is continually increasing. Since 2016, approximately 80% of online adults use Facebook and this figure is closer to 90% for younger users. This trend crosses all social media platforms. As a result of this, cyberbullying is a growing global phenomenon affecting millions of young people around the world. According to recent surveys, 70% of young people are victims of cyberbullying and 20% of young people are experiencing extreme cyberbullying on a daily basis. This new societal challenge of cyberbullying is of great concern as its growth is directly related to a rise in youth self-harm, suicides and suicide attempts. In the past three decades, there has been a rise of 50% in suicides and suicide attempts reported in the United States among youths, with more than 4,500 cases a year and more than 700 attempts for every case resulting in actual death. Currently there is no single solution that addresses cyberbullying as a social phenomenon. SafeMobile is a solution that monitors attacks and not children. It respects the privacy of children while also dramatically improving the success rate of identifying attack patterns to 92%. Our platform identifies an attack in real-time and records detailed information related to it. Parents receive specific event alerts through our mobile application, but are not exposed to the child’s social activities, messages or friends, thus respecting the child’s privacy. Existing solutions are expensive. Our solution is initially free and then has a modest annual subscription fee of €30.Further revenue streams will be through licensing of attack index data collected. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesinternetsocial scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementbusiness models Programme(s) H2020-EU.2.1.1. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Main Programme H2020-EU.2.3.1. - Mainstreaming SME support, especially through a dedicated instrument Topic(s) SMEInst-01-2016-2017 - Open Disruptive Innovation Scheme Call for proposal H2020-SMEInst-2016-2017 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-SMEINST-1-2016-2017 Funding Scheme SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1 Coordinator R.I.T. - RAPPAPORT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES LTD Net EU contribution € 50 000,00 Address 111 ALBERT EINSTEIN STREET 3460147 HAIFA Israel See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 71 429,00
