European Commission adopts Action Plan against Cyberbullying with EU-wide reporting app and coordinated platform enforcement

The European Commission adopted an Action Plan against Cyberbullying on Safer Internet Day, 10 February 2026, in response to data showing that one in six adolescents in Europe report being victims of cyberbullying. The plan is built on three pillars: a coordinated EU approach to protection through enforcement of the Digital Services Act and development of national cyberbullying policies based on a common understanding; prevention and awareness-raising through digital literacy programmes and resources for Safer Internet Centres; and reporting and support mechanisms including an EU-wide online safety app enabling children and young people to report incidents, store and submit evidence, and receive tailored assistance. The Commission will review Digital Services Act guidelines on protection of minors with a particular focus on cyberbullying and adopt guidelines for trusted flaggers to improve platform content moderation.

The cross-platform reach of harassment means that effective protection must operate wherever a child communicates, and the Guardii detection architecture does exactly that, identifying sustained targeting, escalation and abuse patterns in children's direct-message conversations across Instagram, Snapchat, Discord, Roblox and other services in real time. Where the EU Action Plan establishes a reporting pathway after abuse has occurred, the anti-cyberbullying and athlete-abuse modules built into Guardii intercept hostile contact before it reaches the target, blocking or flagging messages that signal coordinated harassment or coercive behaviour and enabling rapid escalation to the appropriate authority when a pattern indicates serious risk, detecting threats rather than waiting for a victim or bystander to make a formal complaint.