News Overview 2023

War in Ukraine, climate crisis or most recently the severe earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. - Young people find out about current news and socio-political issues primarily via social media. Traditional media are playing an increasingly minor role. At the same time, adolescents perceive social media as not particularly credible and find themselves in a fake news dilemma. This is shown by a recent study by Saferinternet.at in Austria. We provide tips and advice on how to educate young people in dealing with disinformation and promote their information literacy.

TikTok announced yesterday that it will introduce new features for more safety and well-being for younger users in the coming weeks. Nevertheless, the use of the app still holds some dangers that parents should be aware of. klicksafe informs you about the innovations and gives tips on how you can actively accompany your children's online experience.

Children and young people are growing up in a digitalized world. The Internet in particular, with its diverse offerings, opens up numerous opportunities for adolescents, but also risks. Teachers are faced with the challenge of supporting young people as early as elementary school in acquiring skills that encompass all areas of media literacy. Two new klicksafe info areas provide educators with an overview of offerings and materials for media education work in elementary and secondary schools.

Today marks the beginning of the 40-day Lent. Some people consciously give up certain foods, alcohol or other luxury and consumer goods during these weeks. klicksafe calls on you to work on more conscious media use over the next seven weeks with the new Digital Detox Challenge. This is not about pure renunciation, because here too: the journey is the goal!

On March 1, 2023, we will provide parents with information on how to protect their children from sexual violence on the Internet. The web seminar consists of an introductory lecture followed by a joint exchange. The concluding part offers enough space for the participants' questions and comments.

Safer Internet Day (SID) 2023 was celebrated worldwide on February 7. In Germany, the day was held under the motto #OnlineAmLimit. As the coordinator of the international day of action in Germany, klicksafe thus focused on digital balance and digital well-being. Here you can find out which diverse events and offers there were for SID 2023 throughout Germany.

Today's the day: We're celebrating Safer Internet Day (SID) under the slogan "#OnlineAmLimit - your net. your life. your limits." Over 300 events have been registered for the day of action nationwide. Maybe there's something for you, too? But there are also many ways to support SID 2023 on social networks. Join in - for a better Internet!

To mark the 90th anniversary of Adolf Hitler coming to power on January 30, 1933, ZDF is offering a three-part ZDF documentary entitled "Hitler's Power." There is also extensive accompanying material in the ZDF Mediathek and a serious game entitled "Deine Insel" (Your Island).

Every year in February, Safer Internet Day (SID) is celebrated worldwide under the international motto "Together for a better internet". This year marks the 20th anniversary of Safer Internet Day, which has become a fixture in the online safety arena. How did it all begin?

Do you use Apple devices in your family? If so, we have the right web seminar for you. Apple and klicksafe are pleased to invite you to a joint exclusive online event on the occasion of Safer Internet Day 2023. Learn about the settings options of Apple devices and also how you as parents can support your children in their media use.

Modern devices offer children many opportunities and benefits. They allow them to interact with others, learn online, and be entertained. But these benefits also come with risks. Such as disinformation, cyberbullying and other harmful or illegal content that children need to be protected from. The new European Strategy for a Better Internet for Children (BIK+) aims to enable accessible, age-appropriate and informative online content that serves the best interests of children and meets their needs. This strategy has now been published in German in simple terms that children can understand.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has long been part of our everyday lives, even if we are not always aware of it. When search engines provide us with results, voice assistants fulfill our music wishes, or navigation systems help us avoid traffic jams, there is ultimately always an AI behind it. The chatbot ChatGPT, which can answer questions using artificial intelligence, is increasingly making its way into everyday school life. Artificial intelligence and school - do they go together?

I'm sure most of us are familiar with this situation: we want to do something specific and then get stuck in social media or online games. For our #expectation vs. #reality campaign, we are looking for the funniest, most striking and most interesting "I imagined that completely differently" moments in relation to media consumption.

The EU initiative klicksafe calls for participation in the international day of action for online safety. There are many ways to do so. Among other things, we offer a social media participation campaign and a profile picture generator. And of course, you can still register actions and events for Safer Internet Day 2023 on our website.

Around Safer Internet Day on February 7, 2023, everything at klicksafe revolves around the topic #OnlineAmLimit. We ask how much media use is good for us. To learn more about gaming disorder, we spoke with Dr. Klaus Wölfling. He is head of the outpatient clinic for gaming addiction at the Psychosomatic Clinic of the University Medical Center Mainz. He explains what computer game addiction is, how common it is, and what help is available.