Press release"Let's talk about porn": Safer Internet Day 2024 sets the tone for education about pornography online

Ludwigshafen/Düsseldorf, 23.01.2024

Just one click away from porn: children and young people come into contact with pornographic content online at an early age, even unintentionally and often before they have their own sexual experiences. This year's Safer Internet Day (SID) on February 6 focuses on the education and protection of children and young people under the motto "Let's talk about porn". The SID in Germany is organized by the EU initiative klicksafe, which is coordinated by the Media Authority of Rhineland-Palatinate and implemented together with the Media Authority of North Rhine-Westphalia.

"We should not leave sexuality education to porn websites," emphasizes Deborah Woldemichael, head of the EU initiative klicksafe. She appeals to teachers and legal guardians not to leave young people alone with their online experiences. "When young people deal with pornography in an educational context, it helps them to process the images they have seen, often unintentionally."

Numerous partners across Germany are participating in SID 2024 with a variety of campaigns. klicksafe itself is publishing new materials with help and tips for use in schools and families. At a specialist and press event in Mainz on February 6, the EU initiative will focus on protecting and educating children and young people about pornographic content, sexual violence and digital boundary violations.

Current figures from a representative forsa survey on the topic of pornography will also be published for the SID. The day of action will be accompanied and discussed on social media with the hashtags #SID2024 and #SID24.

All information about Safer Internet Day on February 6, 2024 can be found online at klicksafe.de/sid.

Note to editors: On the following pages you will find detailed information on the call to action, the klicksafe event on February 6 in Mainz and new klicksafe materials. It also contains general information about Safer Internet Day 2024 and the press contacts for queries.

klicksafe calls for participation

Safer Internet Day (SID) thrives on its numerous events and campaigns. klicksafe is therefore calling on institutions, foundations, companies, schools, youth organizations, educational institutions, associations and private individuals throughout Germany to participate with their own contributions and projects for Safer Internet Day. There are many opportunities for participation:

• Planned events, workshops and campaigns can be entered at klicksafe.de/sid.
• An overview of all events in Germany can be found at klicksafe. de/sid.
• Nationwide participation campaign of the German Safer Internet Center: All information will be available from 30.01.24 at klicksafe.de/sid.
• Posts in the social networks under the hashtags  #SID2024 and #SID24.

klicksafe event in Mainz on Safer Internet Day

Together with the Rhineland-Palatinate Media Authority, klicksafe is organizing a specialist and press event on the topic of "Let's talk about porn!" to mark Safer Internet Day. There will be workshops for young people, which klicksafe is organizing in cooperation with pro familia Munich. Two panel discussions with experts in sex and media education, youth media protection, politics and science will also shed light on various questions: Where and how do children and young people come into contact with pornographic content? What consequences can porn consumption have? What does contemporary sexual education look like in times of deep nudes, porn clips and dick pics? And what contribution can media literacy make to empowering young people to deal with pornographic content online in a self-determined way?

Event "Let's talk about porn! Pornography on the Net "
February 6, 2024 from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm
ZDF Conference Center in Mainz

New klicksafe materials on the topic of "Let's talk about porn"

Teaching materials, information for parents, quizzes, videos and much more. The newly developed klicksafe materials for use in school lessons, extracurricular youth work and in the family sensitize and support young people, parents and teachers. All materials can be found at klicksafe.de/sid.

Newly published:

For school lessons and extracurricular youth work:

• Teaching material: The completely revised klicksafe handbook "Let`s talk about Porno. Sexuality. Identity and Pornography" was developed in cooperation with pro familia Munich. It contains background information for teachers and specialists as well as concrete practical projects and worksheets on the content modules "Life in puberty", "Ideals of beauty in our society", "Pornography on the net", "Sexualized violence and digital border violations".
• Video: Street survey "Let's talk about porn". klicksafe asked people on the street: Is watching porn okay? When did they first come into contact with pornography? How are women and men portrayed in porn? And how do they feel about young people under the age of 18 coming into contact with such content?

For young people:

• Knowledge quizzes: The new klicksafe quizzes teach young people about "porn myths" and "pornography on the net".
• Info card set: In five info cards, young people receive help with disturbing content, learn to recognize their own boundaries, reflect on porn myths and get to know good offers on the subject of sex education.

For parents:

• Infosheet: The info sheet "Voll Porno! How do I talk to my child about pornographic content online?" provides parents with helpful tips on technical device settings, ways to open a conversation about porn consumption, legal boundaries and information on reporting centers.

Publication on 6.2.2024:

• forsa survey: current figures from a representative survey commissioned by klicksafe show the challenges and experiences parents and young people face in relation to pornographic content.

Further information on Safer Internet Day

All information on the klicksafe website about SID
klicksafe provides detailed information about the campaign day at klicksafe.de/sid, including an overview of nationwide campaigns and formats as well as the opportunity to register your own (online) events. You can also subscribe to the SID information service and download all materials from the website.

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 of 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
The EU initiative klicksafe aims to promote people's online skills and support them in using the internet competently and critically with a wide range of offers. The EU initiative is politically and economically independent. In Germany, it is coordinated by the Media Authority of Rhineland-Palatinate and implemented together with the Media Authority of North Rhine-Westphalia. klicksafe is the national German awareness center and is funded by the Digital Europe Program (DIGITAL) of the European Union. Since 2008, klicksafe has also coordinated the Safer Internet Center DE, which includes the Internet hotlines of eco, FSM and  jugendschutz.net as well as the helpline Nummer gegen Kummer . On the website www.klicksafe.de , users can find a wealth of up-to-date information, practical tips and teaching material on digital services and topics. The target groups are teachers, educators, parents and multipliers.

Links
klicksafe.de/sid
klicksafe.de

Social media
facebook.com/klicksafe
instagram.com/klicksafe
youtube.com/klicksafegermany

Hashtags
#SID2024
#SID24