Better Internet for Kids

Whether on social media, messaging apps, video platforms, or in online games, cyberbullying takes place across various channels and can be extremely distressing for those affected.

This guide provides important information about cyberbullying. In addition to general facts about where and how often cyberbullying occurs, it explains typical indicators and warning signs that enable early intervention. Furthermore, it presents strategies and precautions that can help prevent cyberbullying and mitigate its potential negative effects on those affected.

In the Youth Panel Guide, we show what moves young people from the klicksafe Youth Panel (SIC Germany) online. In the guide, the young people give tips on online safety to other young people that are important to them and that they would like to have received themselves.

The Youth Panel Guide is the result of several workshops as well as individual and group interviews in which the young people dealt with eight online risks and developed tips to help them. The topics include sexual violence, cyberbullying, excessive media use, and hate and hate speech online.

Youth Panel media scouts Emilia and Tom provide tips in the flyer "What to do about cyberbullying?" on how to behave if you are affected by bullying or witness cyberbullying. What are the characteristics of cyberbullying? Who can I turn to if I am affected? And what role do bystanders play?

The klicksafe Youth Panel is a group of students who deal with digital trends and relevant internet topics. As media scouts, they help younger students find their way in the digital universe.

The poster "What to do about cyberbullying" provides people with disabilities with tips on how those affected by cyberbullying can behave. They are written in plain language.

The poster was created based on the 'Cyberbullying Easy Help app' (klicksafe 'Cybermobbing Leichte Hilfe App'). The content of the app was developed by and for people with disabilities. It is accessible and easy to understand.

Original title: "Cybermobbing erste Hilfe App"

Bullying on the internet can become a serious burden for young people. For this reason, members of the klicksafe Youth Panel have developed the cyberbullying first aid app. The app has won several national and international awards, including best submission at the ENABLE Hackathon coding competition.  

Original title: "Poster zur Cybermobbing erste Hilfe App"

The poster "What to do about cyberbullying?" provides young people with brief information on the topic of cyberbullying and tips on what to do if they are affected by bullying or witness it.

Original title: "Cybermobbing Leichte Hilfe App"

Are you experiencing bullying or sexual violence on the internet?

Do you need help?

Then download the Cyberbullying Easy Help app!

In short videos, 8 experts give you tips and encourage you to take action against the attacks. The videos are in sign language and spoken language.

There are instructions in the app.

The instructions show you how to block, report or delete.

For example on Instagram or TikTok.

You will also find information in plain language.

The klicksafe video series #ichwars ("It was me") for Safer Internet Day 2017.

Most young people have already seen and experienced everything on the internet. Including things they shouldn't necessarily see or experience: pornography, cyberbullying, violence. Many adults assume that young people accept such content without reflection. The online video format "Truth be told" shows that this isn't the case. Here, young people talk about their experiences online. How and when did they first encounter topics like sexting, hate speech, or conspiracy theories, and how do they perhaps feel about these events now, with a bit of distance?

Original title: "Stoppt Mobbing!"