Education against hate and incitement on the web

Online hate speech remains a problem for society as a whole. On yesterday's "Day of Action against Hate and Incitement on the Internet," house searches were carried out on possible perpetrators throughout Europe. In Germany, around 100 suspects were questioned. As far as is known, the presumably Islamist-motivated attacks in France, Austria and Germany in recent weeks were preceded by radicalization processes on the Internet. We present materials that children and young people can use to learn how to deal with the Internet in a fair and respectful manner.

Education against hate and incitement on the web

Numerous initiatives offer materials to raise awareness of the topic of hate speech and thus prevent or even prevent hate. klicksafe also has some formats on offer:

  • The #lauteralshass video series contains examples of how to address hate speech in the classroom. Prominent YouTubers describe their experiences with hate comments and give tips on how to deal with them. A supporting worksheet contains suggestions for carrying out practical projects with young people.
  • The SELMA toolkit offers more than 100 activities to address hate speech with young people (materials in English).
  • The brochure Hate Speech - Hass im Netz (Hate on the Net ) is aimed primarily at professionals and parents and is intended to help develop options for action together with children and young people in order to effectively counter anti-human statements online and offline.
  • The list of initiatives and hotlines shows the diverse civil commitment against hate speech.

Facts and figures on Hate Speech
The forsa representative survey conducted by the Media Authority of North Rhine-Westphalia (Landesanstalt für Medien NRW) is now in its fifth year of providing results on the perception of Hate Speech and Fake News.

The nationwide, representative survey #Hate on the Net: the creeping attack on our democracy was conducted on behalf of Campact and evaluated by the Institute for Democracy and Civil Society.

klicksafe topic area on Hate Speech
The klicksafe topic area on Hate Speech provides information on forms of Hate Speech, the legal situation and measures to promote a culture of communication. It also contains materials on the topic and links to Hate Speech initiatives.

Go to the topic area:Hate Speech

Further information