Safer Internet Day (SID) 2025 was celebrated worldwide on 11 February. Together with the partners of the German Safer Internet Centre, klicksafe implemented the motto “No likes for lies! Recognise extremism, populism, and deepfakes online” with a wide range of activities. With our digital school lesson, we were able to educate over 30,000 pupils across Germany about right-wing extremist propaganda and disinformation online. In Berlin, we organised a dialogue panel with pupils, experts, and Federal Minister for Family Affairs Lisa Paus. In addition to the activities on SID, there were many more activities throughout the month of February. More than 300 campaigns were registered on www.klicksafe.de for Safer Internet Day 2025. In this short article, you will get impressions and an overview of this special day.

Digital school lesson at Media:TURM Ludwigshafen

The Digital school lesson, which was streamed directly into classrooms by schools on Safer Internet Day, was a brand-new offer and a huge success. A total of 842 schools with 1,290 classes took part in this largest school lesson in Germany and were part of Safer Internet Day 2025. This enabled the German SIC to raise awareness of right-wing extremist online strategies among over 30,000 pupils throughout the country. In an interactive and practical way, we illustrated the social impact of manipulative disinformation and what we can do to combat it. Our experts from the German awareness centre klicksafe and the Hotline partner jugendschutz.net provided the pupils with up-to-date knowledge and background information. The digital school lesson was recorded in cooperation with the newspaper Rheinpfalz in the Media:TURM of the Media Authority for Rhineland-Palatinate. Many thanks to the pupils of IGS Ludwigshafen Gartenstadt as well as all pupils and the committed teachers nationwide for their active participation!

Expert event on Safer Internet Day in Berlin

Another highlight was the exciting dialogue panel on the SID motto at the Käthe-Kollwitz-Gymnasium (KKG) in Berlin. KKG students were joined in the discussion by Lisa Paus, Member of the Bundestag and Federal Minister for family affairs, senior citizens, women, and youth; Theresa Lehmann, Amadeu Antonio Foundation; Deborah Woldemichael, head of klicksafe; Martin Drechsler, Managing director FSM (German hotline partner); and Gizem Çelik, content creator. The event was moderated by Polo Türk from rbb/Fritz-Radio and the board of Neue deutsche Medienmacher*innen. The panel was actively accompanied by questions and contributions from around 150 other KKG students in the room, who were also involved in the dialogue via Mentimeter.

Web seminar of the German Safer Internet Centre

On 18 February, our experts from the German Safer Internet Centre offered a web seminar titled "No likes for lies: What to do about populist and extremist (deep) fakes on the internet?" - What professionals & parents need to know about the challenges of dealing with populist and extremist (deep) fakes online. Legal aspects were also covered, including the evaluation of content in the context of applicable laws and possible legal action against the spread of disinformation.

Hundreds of events throughout Germany and numerous posts on social media

Over 300 events and campaigns were registered throughout Germany to mark Safer Internet Day. Most of them took place on 11 February, but there are also other events throughout February. Take a look at the list of events. There you will find such diverse offers as online events, workshops at schools, and social media campaigns. Also, many institutions, associations, and private individuals also supported Safer Internet Day 2025 online. For example, by posting pictures of individual events and information on the topic of "No likes for lies". All posts with the hashtags #SID25, #SID2025, and #NoLikesforLies are archived on our social media wall. And, of course, new posts, images, and videos will continue to be added.

We would like to thank everyone who is working for a better internet on Safer Internet Day 2025! 

Learn more about Safer Internet Day activities in Germany on their SID page on our platform!

Further information about the German Safer Internet Centre can be found on the Better Internet for Kids (BIK) public portal, including links to its national websites and other contact information. Similar information can be found on the BIK portal for all Safer Internet Centres in Europe.