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Do you use Apple devices in your family? If so, we have the right web seminar for you. Apple and klicksafe are pleased to invite you to a joint exclusive online event on the occasion of Safer Internet Day 2023. Learn about the settings options of Apple devices and also how you as parents can support your children in their media use.

Modern devices offer children many opportunities and benefits. They allow them to interact with others, learn online, and be entertained. But these benefits also come with risks. Such as disinformation, cyberbullying and other harmful or illegal content that children need to be protected from. The new European Strategy for a Better Internet for Children aims to enable accessible, age-appropriate and informative online content that serves children's best interests and is relevant to their needs. This strategy has now been published in German in simple terms that children can understand.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has long been part of our everyday lives, even if we are not always aware of it. When search engines provide us with results, voice assistants fulfill our music wishes, or navigation systems help us avoid traffic jams, there is ultimately always an AI behind it. The chatbot ChatGPT, which can answer questions using artificial intelligence, is increasingly making its way into everyday school life. Artificial intelligence and school - do they go together?

This year, Safer Internet Day (SID) celebrates its 20th anniversary. To mark the occasion, klicksafe is giving away several material packages to go with our theme "#OnlineAmLimit - your net. your life. your limits". Among other things, they include the new Digital Detox Box with many methods for educational practice. Anyone who registers a Safer Internet Day campaign by January 31st can win.

I'm sure most of us are familiar with this situation: we want to do something specific and then get stuck in social media or online games. For our #expectation vs. #reality campaign, we are looking for the funniest, most striking and most interesting "I imagined that completely differently" moments in relation to media consumption.

The EU initiative klicksafe calls for participation in the international day of action for online safety. There are many ways to do so. Among other things, we offer a social media participation campaign and a profile picture generator. And of course, you can still register actions and events for Safer Internet Day 2023 on our website.

Around Safer Internet Day on February 7, 2023, everything at klicksafe revolves around the topic #OnlineAmLimit. We ask how much media use is good for us. To learn more about gaming disorder, we spoke with Dr. Klaus Wölfling. He is head of the outpatient clinic for gaming addiction at the Psychosomatic Clinic of the University Medical Center Mainz. He explains what computer game addiction is, how common it is, and what help is available.

Only four weeks until Safer Internet Day 2023! You would like to participate in SID and are still looking for a suitable idea for an action? Here you will find what you are looking for. You can then register your Safer Internet Day 2023 event with klicksafe. We will then advertise your event on our website.

Push messages, constant accessibility and a seemingly endless flood of content have become a stress factor for many. Digital detox can help. This involves consciously giving up electronic devices or individual apps for a certain period of time. The renunciation is intended to help us better assess how much digital content is good for our lives. klicksafe supports you in this endeavor with appropriate materials and activities on Safer Internet Day.

We all have them on our mobile devices: Apps. But what security risks are hidden behind these digital helpers? How can users protect themselves and their children's mobile devices from attempted fraud? These questions are answered by the new video series of the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI). Under the title Cyber-Sicherheit², the BSI and klicksafe jointly provide practical tips on how to safely use apps on mobile devices.

Smartwatches are now coveted accessories in the lives of children and young people. They are worn on the wrist like a digital watch. They are therefore wearables - electronics that are worn on the body. 28 percent of young people in Germany now own such wearables, according to the JIM Study 2022. But it's not just young people who are interested in the devices. Some parents are also considering equipping their children with the smart companions. A need for greater security for the child often plays a role here.

Smartphones are coveted Christmas gifts among children and teenagers. For parents, this raises many questions: At what point is a child mature enough to have his or her own smartphone? Can the devices be set up to be childproof? What rules of use should I set for my child? klicksafe offers extensive materials that answer these parental questions.

Children and young people are increasingly confronted with cybergrooming, the initiation of sexual abuse on the Internet, in social media or online games. In the klicksafe Expert*innen-Talk, cybercriminologist Prof. Dr. Thomas-Gabriel Rüdiger answers important questions about cybergrooming from a legal-criminological perspective. Are people who sexually harass and abuse children and young people on the Internet primarily male and adult? That's what the last part of our video series is about.

The war of aggression against Ukraine, the victory of the Taliban in Afghanistan or the German elections: In order to reach young people online, Islamists use current political events as a hook for inhumane and anti-democratic messages. They use popular services such as TikTok or Instagram, especially among young people, and present themselves as approachable and authentic, following the example of popular influencers.

Today, Seitenstark e.V. awarded the SEITENSTARK seal of approval for the first time to 31 outstanding web offerings for children. The idea and goal of the new seal of approval is to promote the quality and diversity of digital children's media in the long term and to provide reliable guidance for children, families and educators.