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Be Internet Awesome: Interland
By Google. Visit Be Internet Awesome: Interland
Desk research from the maker's own pages. Not yet tried by us. Checked 2026-10-24.
A free browser game from Google's Be Internet Awesome program that teaches online safety. Kids travel through four lands: Reality River (spotting fakes and phishing), Mindful Mountain (sharing with care), Tower of Treasure (strong passwords) and Kind Kingdom (stopping bullying). Each land ends with a short quiz and a certificate. The wider program adds a classroom curriculum, family guides and a 2025 AI literacy guide for grades 2-8.
Our take: A good free starting point for online safety with kids 7-12, best paired with family talks since the game alone did not change behavior in testing.
Checked in a browser
A browser check on 2026-10-25: what loads, the ads and trackers we saw, and what a child meets first. Not a hands-on test.
| Child safety: 5 out of 5 | No ads, no chat, and the only links out are to Google's own pages. |
|---|---|
| Data: 4 out of 5 | Only Google Analytics and Tag Manager loaded; no ad or tracking networks, and 2 first-party cookies. |
| Ease: 3 out of 5 | In portrait on a phone the whole screen is a 'Go Wide! Tilt your device to play in landscape mode' message, so a child must turn the phone before seeing the game. |
| Cost honesty: 5 out of 5 | Free, with no upgrade or pay prompts seen. |
What we found
- Contacted 5 third-party sites, all Google (Analytics, Tag Manager, fonts and static files).
- No ad or tracking networks; 2 cookies set.
- On a phone held upright, the full screen asks the child to tilt the device to landscape; the game itself was not shown in this check.
- Links out only to google.com pages (privacy, terms).
From the test: Ad-free and light on data, but on a phone it only plays sideways, so a young child may need help turning the screen.
| Ages it suits | about 7-12 |
|---|---|
| What its terms say about age | No sign-in is needed for any part of Be Internet Awesome, per its FAQ; the site falls under Google's general terms, which require a parent's permission for children under 13 who use Google accounts. (terms) |
| Price | Free. Free (Oct 2026). |
| Works on | Web |
| Account | No account needed |
| Ads | None |
| In-app purchases | None |
| The AI in it | No AI in the game; a separate lesson guide teaches kids what AI is and how to judge its answers. |
What's good
- Free, no sign-in
- Tested in a randomized trial
- Classroom curriculum and family guides
- Aligned with ISTE and AASL standards
Watch for
- Study found knowledge gains but little behavior change
- Made by Google about its own field
- Arcade-style play is short
- Needs an adult to discuss lessons
Data and privacy
Not stated beyond Google's general privacy policy, which the site links in its footer. The game asks for a first name only to print a certificate. Read the privacy policy.
Does it work?
A 2023 cluster randomized trial with 1,072 4th-6th graders, by researchers at the University of New Hampshire commissioned by Google, found gains in online safety knowledge and confidence, but no effect on privacy, civility, cyberbullying or talking with parents.
In the Big Index
- On the list 13 games to spot fakes together (AI images, deepfakes, misinformation)
- On the list Top 50 free learning sites for kids (2026)
- The maker in the who's who: Google
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Where these facts come from
- https://beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com/en_us/interland
- https://beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com/en_us
- https://beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com/en_us/faq
- https://services.google.com/fh/files/misc/bia_ai-literacy-guide_en.pdf
- https://www.blog.google/technology/families/kids-online-safety
- https://link.springer.com/doi/10.1007/s40688-023-00465-5
- https://api.crossref.org/works/10.1007/s40688-023-00465-5
- https://api.semanticscholar.org/graph/v1/paper/DOI:10.1007/s40688-023-00465-5?fields=title,abstract,url,year
- https://www.google.com/policies/terms/
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