News Overview 2021

YouTube is the most popular online service for children and young people. Although the video service is approved for users over the age of 16 according to the terms and conditions, and under-18s generally require the consent of their parents, many younger people also use YouTube without restriction. In the process, they also come into contact with unsuitable videos and comments. In the future, YouTube wants to give parents more opportunities to protect their children from content that is inappropriate for their age. YouTube with parental control is aimed primarily at parents whose children are too old for the YouTube Kids service but too young for unrestricted use of the video service.

From July 5 to 11, 2021, the "Media Literacy Week" will take place throughout Rhineland-Palatinate for the second time.

This week's RTL special "Attack on our children" highlighted the dangers of cybergrooming. What risks and measures should parents and teachers discuss with children? With the new klicksafe poster, for example, we can make children & young people aware of warning signals that indicate something is wrong. Download as well as further info, tips & Links to counseling and help offers in the topic area of cybergrooming.

More and more initiatives are showing zero tolerance against hate on the web. On our overview page, there are now already 19 offers that educate about hate speech or where you can report hate speech.

The digitization of the world is in full swing. However, the fact that special attention must also be paid to privacy and the protection of personal data is being championed by media professionals and creatives who have applied for the Data Protection Media Award (DAME) 2020. For the fourth time, the jury for the award, initiated by the Professional Association of Data Protection Officers in Germany (BvD) e.V. and now continued for the first time by its non-profit GmbH "privacy4people", came together to determine the nominees. A total of 49 submissions were received - a new record for applicants.

Hatred and incitement against Muslims are omnipresent on the web and fuel acts of violence. Sustainable prevention approaches are therefore necessary. The new PraxisInfo from jugendschutz.net sheds light on how anti-Muslim racism manifests itself online, which mechanisms and strategies come into play here and which prevention approaches exist.

Current study shows: YouTube algorithm recommends hardly any disinformation, but also hardly any in-depth information.

(Cyber)bullying can become a serious burden for children and young people. Often, those affected do not manage to free themselves from such a psychologically stressful situation without help. Especially in the context of schools, the question therefore often arises as to how professionals can deal with bullying, both preventively and actively, when cases of bullying occur. The klicksafe teachers' handbook "What to do in case of (cyber)bullying?" offers basic information, suggestions for practice and introduces systemic conflict management. In March, klicksafe offers two modules on the topic of bullying as a full-day online training together with the participating authors Thomas Grüner and Jürgen Schmidt. Please note: unfortunately both dates in March are already fully booked!

Digital lessons, meeting friends on video chat, gambling FIFA instead of soccer practice ─ children and young people have been spending significantly more time in front of screens ever since the Corona crisis began. Many parents wonder what media usage times are appropriate under these special circumstances. Tips and advice from klicksafe.

Fake news and conspiracy narratives often entice with lurid headlines and the alleged uncovering of secret machinations. The Internet seems to be full of information that turns out to be fake on closer inspection and examination. Even young people come into contact with disinformation again and again in their everyday lives on social networks and in messenger groups. In the new Actionbound game "In the Bunker of Lies," young people can track down fake news and conspiracy narratives and learn to classify them correctly.

Video chat systems can simplify distance learning. However, there are some security standards to consider that should be absolutely guaranteed.