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"Only 10 minutes left!" - Most parents are probably familiar with such or similar sentences from their children, for example, when they are watching TV, playing with their cell phones or surfing the Internet.

Whether with a "like" or a "like", a comment or an entire review - on the Internet, users can express their opinions quickly and anonymously. You can rate just about anything: your last hotel visit, your favorite restaurant and even individual people. On platforms like Tellonym, Sarahah, Ask.fm or YouTube, people anonymously comment on others. In addition to compliments, insulting remarks can also be found there.

At first glance, everything seems harmless: the children's heroes Elsa and Spiderman interact as plasticine figures in a cute-looking YouTube clip. The story shifts to a bathroom, where Elsa is taking a bath. However, at the latest when Spiderman starts urinating in the bathtub Elsa is in, it becomes clear that something is wrong here.

On Tuesday, August 22, 2017, Gerd Billen, State Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (BMJV), visited the klicksafe booth at gamecom.

Many school beginners are also Internet beginners: But anyone surfing the Net should have a good dose of media and IT literacy. The BSI provides parents and children with some basic safety rules for safe surfing on the Internet.

Data glasses on the nose, smartwatches on the wrist and intelligent sensors in clothing: Mobile computers are increasingly permeating our lives. So-called wearables - small computers that we wear on our bodies - sound like dreams of the future, but they are already a reality in many places.

This is a question that preoccupies many parents and also the experts at Internet-ABC e.V.: Opinions on the subject vary widely. In the new topic special, the Internet-ABC has compiled background information and also published a new learning module "(Cyber)Mobbing - no fun!" for children of primary school age.

Setting" privacy, "flagging" strangers and recognizing advertising as "phishing" - Junait sensitizes children in a playful way to the dangers that can lurk in social networks. At the same time, the players learn how to deal with these dangers in a protected space.

The youth portal www.handysektor.de takes advantage of the vacation season and presents useful apps for the summer. In addition, there is a special on flying drones with the most important rules for flying.

The countdown is on! Only one week left until the submission deadline

July 22 marks this year's Day of Action for the No Hate Speech Movement.

Submissions still possible until July 31

Tips and help for affected women and young people

This week, the initiative office "Growing up well with media" invites you to the online conference on "Growing up safely with media - from youth protection programs to competence promotion".

From bots and the history of computer games to valuable tips on online gaming: In the fourth issue of the children's media magazine SCROLLER, everything revolves around the digital gaming world.