News Overview 2019

Together with Stiftung Warentest, jugendschutz.net tested 14 child-friendly game apps. The detailed results and risk descriptions are now available in the form of a report.

The new klicksafe teaching material "Kosmos YouTube" was developed in cooperation with Handysektor. It is now available for download. The print version will be available for order at the end of January.

Based on the reality of media use by children and young people, the newly published Hazard Atlas provides orientation on media phenomena, the associated hazards and, where appropriate, development opportunities for children and young people, and classifies the challenges to the protection of minors from the point of view of children's rights.

The materials from Internet-ABC are suitable for the first playful introduction to the Internet. The booklets can now also be ordered from klicksafe!

The online counseling platform JUUUPORT.de offers a live chat every Thursday from 18:00 - 20:00.

The new social media campaign #DenkenFragenPosten (ThinkQuestionsPost) from the Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk (German Children's Fund) addresses children's personal rights in social media. Educators are to be made aware of their children's right of co-determination when they share their photos online.

What search engines besides Google can be used in school? Find out here which alternative search engines we recommend for the classroom.

Federal Ministry for Family Affairs and the Society for Media Education and Communication Culture (GMK) award prizes to media education projects

The Federal Criminal Police Office draws attention to the fact that depictions of violence and abuse are increasingly being spread by children and young people in WhatsApp chat groups. The young users are often not aware of the criminal liability.

Why does my child spend so much time on YouTube? What is so fascinating about YouTube stars and which videos are hot among young people? In the new booklet for parents, klicksafe provides information about video trends, YouTube stars and co.

The new topic module of WERTE LEBEN - ONLINE deals with data protection & Online privacy. Young people are informed about the consequences of data misuse and privacy violations and given tips on how to deal safely with their own and other people's data online. The associated webinar is available free of charge to school classes and youth groups.

The University of Paderborn recently presented the results of the International Computer and Information Literacy Study (ICILS). In an international comparison, students and schools in Germany perform mediocre.

Apps, games and websites honored with media pedagogical seal

Many newspapers and news portals are currently reporting on a demand by the professional association of pediatricians and adolescents. It says that children should not have their own cell phone before the age of eleven. Many parents wonder whether this demand is still realistic today.