Cybergrooming in digital gaming worlds. Look - Understand - Act
Action on the Internet (Online)
Tuesday, 11th of February 2025
19:00-20:30
Adult education center Mönchengladbach
Lüpertzender Str. 85
41061 Mönchengladbach
Target group(s)
Parents
Teachers
Experts / specialist audience
Journalists / media
Educational professionals, adults in general
Digital games offer children and young people exciting and creative opportunities to immerse themselves in other worlds. They can use chats, direct messages or Discord to network, plan strategies or discuss their next move. However, these channels are also used by perpetrators to establish contact with minors and prepare for abuse (cybergrooming). In this online lecture, strategies used by perpetrators will be presented, legal aspects will be explained and specific options for action for parents, caregivers and educational professionals will be outlined.
About the speaker:
Eva-Lotte Heine studied Interdisciplinary Media Studies (M.A.) at Bielefeld University and Media Production (B.A.) at the Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences. Since 2012 she has been a media educator at femina vita, Mädchenhaus Herford e.V. She is also a freelance consultant for the Landesanstalt für Medien (LfM NRW) and for Medienwerkstatt Minden-Lübbecke e.V.
The registration deadline is 10.02.2025
The lecture is free of charge and will take place online.
Further information: https://www.moenchengladbach.de