No likes for lies - Safer Internet Day has never been more important!
Ludwigshafen, 21.01.2025 | More and more false and fake, populist and extremist content can be found on all internet channels, especially in social media feeds. This presents children and young people in particular with major challenges when it comes to confidently evaluating and critically classifying information and news. Young people spend around three and a half hours a day online and use social media to find out about current world events, as confirmed by the JIM Study (Youth, Information, Media) 2024. 61% of the young people surveyed have already been confronted with fake news online, 54% with extreme political views and 43% with conspiracy narratives (JIM Study 2024).
"The figures from the JIM study show that children and young people are confronted with fake news and extremism at an early age," explains Dr. Marc Jan Eumann, Director of the Rhineland-Palatinate Media Authority. "The big platforms in particular are not living up to their responsibility. On Safer Internet Day, our EU initiative klicksafe is therefore sending a clear message: "No likes for lies!".
"We need media literacy more than ever where right-wing extremists are inciting hatred, opinions take precedence over facts and political disgruntlement helps anti-democratic posts to achieve a wide reach," says Deborah Woldemichael, head of the EU initiative klicksafe at the Rhineland-Palatinate Media Authority.
With the campaign "No likes for lies! Recognize extremism, populism and deepfakes online" and a comprehensive media literacy offensive, klicksafe is focusing on the protection, education and empowerment of young people for this year's Safer Internet Day (SID25) on February 11. To mark Safer Internet Day, klicksafe and the partners of the Safer Internet DE network are offering a wide range of information and materials for teachers, parents and young people. Workshops and a panel discussion with pupils, experts, influencers and politicians will take place as part of a specialist and press event on February 11 in Berlin. Another highlight is the digital school lesson on Safer Internet Day under the motto "No likes for lies!", for which all schools nationwide can register and participate online.
Nationwide events and digital offers throughout February - take part now!
Safer Internet Day thrives on its diverse events and campaigns. klicksafe is therefore calling on institutions, foundations, companies, schools, youth organizations, educational institutions, associations and private individuals throughout Germany to take part in Safer Internet Day with their own contributions and projects - together for a better and safer Internet to protect children and young people. For the first time, campaigns and activities can be organized throughout February under the Safer Internet Day brand.
There are many ways to get involved
Organizers can register their events and activities with klicksafe. All registered activities will be visible and advertised on the nationwide and interactive event map. If you don't want to organize an event yourself but would like to take part in one, you will also find what you are looking for on the map. Over 100 campaign participants have already registered their events. Many of them can be attended online. Posters, stickers, profile picture generators and sharepics are available for download to raise awareness of Safer Internet Day and the "No likes for lies!" campaign. Anyone looking for information or wanting to join in the discussion can find many interesting posts and discussions in the social networks under the hashtags #SID2025 , #SID25, #KeineLikesfürLügen. Join in now!
Note to editors: From here you will find detailed information about the digital school lesson, the specialist and press event in Berlin and the media education materials from klicksafe.
Opening of the Safer Internet Day 2025
On February 11, 2025 from 9:45 to 10:00 a.m., the opening of Safer Internet Day 2025 will take place at Media:TURM Ludwigshafen by Albrecht Bähr, Chairman of the Rhineland-Palatinate Media Authority, and Heike Raab, State Secretary in the State Chancellery of Rhineland-Palatinate and Plenipotentiary of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate to the Federal Government and for Europe and the Media.
Digital school lesson as a streaming offer for all schools throughout Germany
On February 11, 2025 from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m., klicksafe invites all schools nationwide with students in grades 8 to 10 to a digital school lesson. The pupils will learn about the online strategies of right-wing extremist actors and experience the effects of disinformation on individuals and society in an activating and practice-oriented way. Experts in media education and youth media protection from klicksafe and jugendschutz.net provide young people with up-to-date knowledge and important background information. Current case studies encourage the pupils to reflect. Interactive live polls and the opportunity to ask questions in advance or via moderated chat ensure that participants are actively involved in the event. In addition, all participants are challenged in two group work phases and develop digital civil courage to deal confidently with anti-democratic information online. This creates a varied learning process that strengthens knowledge and action skills in equal measure. The digital school lesson will be recorded at Media:TURM Ludwigshafen. The digital school lesson is a campaign of the "Safer Internet DE" association.
Schools from all over Germany can register for the digital school lesson here.
Specialist and press event in Berlin
The EU initiative klicksafe will be a guest at the Käthe-Kollwitz-Gymnasium in Berlin on February 11, 2025. Activities, workshops and a panel discussion on the topic of "No likes for lies!" will take place there from 10.00 am to 1.00 pm. The panel will include: Lisa Paus, Member of the German Bundestag and Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth; Theresa Lehmann, political advisor at the Amadeu Antonio Foundation; pupils from Käthe-Kollwitz-Gymnasium; Deborah Woldemichael, head of the EU initiative klicksafe at the Rhineland-Palatinate Media Authority; Martin Drechsler, Managing Director of the FSM and Gizem Çelik, content creator, speaker and funk presenter. The event will be moderated by Polo Türk, Fritz-Radio/rbb and member of the board of Neue deutsche Medienmacher*innen.
Media education materials on the topic
klicksafe offers extensive new materials for educational professionals, young people, parents and families on the main topic of Safer Internet Day. The teaching material "Rechts.Extrem.Online." is now available for download, which offers well-founded factual information and pedagogically prepared teaching units. An informative actionbound for young people entitled "#cleanyournetwork" will soon be available for educational practice in and outside of school. The educational offer is flanked by a brochure for parents and families with lots of practical tips and valuable information on dealing with right-wing extremism online. In the coming weeks, klicksafe will also be providing information cards and expert talks on the topic.
All important links and compact information can be found here
SID registration form: klicksafe.de/sid25/register
Digital school lesson registration: https://www.yaez.com/schoolrm/anmeldung-digitale-schulstunde-safer-internet-day-2025
SID materials: https://www.klicksafe.de/materialien
SID website: klicksafe.de/sid
Hashtags: #SID2025, #SID25, #NoLikesforLies
Information on the "No likes for lies!" campaign: https://www.klicksafe.de/pressemitteilungen/safer-internet-day-2025-keine-likes-fuer-luegen-erkenne-extremismus-populismus-und-deepfakes-im-netz
klicksafe: https://www.klicksafe.de
About Safer Internet Day
Safer Internet Day (SID) is a global day of action for more online safety and a better internet for children and young people. It has been held on the Tuesday of the second week in February since 2004 and focuses on a new topic every year as part of the international motto "Together for a better internet". In Germany, Safer Internet Day is coordinated by the EU initiative klicksafe.
About klicksafe
klicksafe is the European Union's media literacy initiative for more safety online. With a wide range of offers, klicksafe supports the confident and critical use of digital media. Educational professionals, parents and interested users can find up-to-date information and materials at klicksafe.de.
klicksafe is politically and economically independent and a member of the "Safer Internet DE" association(saferinternet.de). In addition to klicksafe as an awareness center, this includes the hotlines internet-beschwerdestelle.de (from eco and FSM) and jugendschutz.net as well as the helpline Nummer gegen Kummer. In Germany, the Rhineland-Palatinate Media Authority is responsible for klicksafe.