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.

Artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to manipulate or completely recreate images, videos, audio and text. Such deepfakes can appear deceptively real, but do not correspond to reality. This means that you see or hear something that does not exist or has never happened.

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.

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.

Original title: "Informationsheft zur Cybermobbing leichte Hilfe App"

Information booklet on the cyberbullying easy help app. The educational booklet makes cyberbullying understandable - with examples and short exercises.

It is suitable for training sessions, discussion groups or for reference alongside the app. For adults with cognitive impairments as well as support services, instructors and confidants.

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

Original title: "Digitale Zivilcourage"

Countering digital hate requires "digital civic courage." Students, in particular, need support and encouragement to stand up for others and not just stand by. When and how can I intervene if someone is being bullied online? How do I report content? Who can I contact with questions? This flyer aims to answer these questions for young people and show them how to offer help online.

This material is adapted from similar material from the Austrian Safer Internet Centre.

Original title: "Stoppt Mobbing!"