• Topic

    Special Protection

    Children should be protected from all forms of exploitation prejudicial to any aspects of their welfare in relation to the digital environment.Exploitation may occur in many forms, such as economic exploitation, including child labour, sexual exploitation and abuse, the sale, trafficking and abduction of children and the recruitment of children to participate in criminal activities, including forms of cybercrime.

    By creating and sharing content, children may be economic actors in the digital environment, which may result in their exploitation.

Current news

Ansicht: IGF 2023 Zusammenfassung der diesjährigen Konferenz

IGF 2023 Annual Meeting Summary Report

This is a summary of the 18th conference of the IGF (Internet Governance Forum) in 2023.

[Translate to Englisch:] Ansicht: Kinderschutz vor sexueller Gewalt dauerhaft verwirklichen

Consultation on combating sexual abuse of children

The legislative process on the European Commission's draft on preventing and combating child sexual abuse is still ongoing.

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IGF 2024: Participation in determining the thematic focus

Suggestions and proposals for the theme of this year's Internet Governance Forum (IGF) can still be submitted until 31 January.

[Translate to Englisch:] Ansicht: Stellungnahme zum Jugendmedienschutz-Staatsvertrag

Statement on the Interstate Treaty on the Protection of Minors in Broadcasting and in Telemedia

On 8 November, the Broadcasting Commission of the federal states published its draft for a reform of the Interstate Treaty on the Protection of Minors in Broadcasting and in Telemedia and opened it up for discussion.

Ansicht: Was ist das Gesetz über digitale Dienste (Digital Services Act - DSA)?

The Digital Services Act (DSA) explained

This booklet explains in simple terms what the DSA has introduced to protect children and young people under the age of 18.

[Translate to Englisch:] Ansicht: COSPRA2023: Gemeinsam Kinder schützen

COSPRA2023: Protecting children together

This year's COSPRA Summit of the Ndukwe Kalu Foundation took place on 23 November in Abuja, Nigeria.

[Translate to Englisch:] Ansicht: Stellungnahme zum Jugendmedienschutz-Staatsvertrag

Consultation on the Interstate Treaty on the Protection of Minors in Broadcasting and in Telemedia

In spring 2022, the federal states initiated a reform of the Interstate Treaty on the Protection of Minors in Broadcasting and in Telemedia and submitted their proposal for a new version for discussion.

[Translate to Englisch:] Ansicht: Schieb deine Verantwortung nicht weg

Don't push away your responsibility

After the "Don't push your thoughts away" campaign launched in November 2022 reached 21 million people online and 18 million via TV, the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ) and the Independent Commissioner for Child Sexual Abuse Issues (UBSKM) presented its sequel in a Berlin cinema on 13 November.

[Translate to Englisch:] Ansicht: Die Rechte der Kinder zwischen Tür und Angel

Children's Rights between Door and Hinge

From Oct. 23rd to 26th the ICANN community met in Hamburg for their Annual General Meeting, also celebrating the 25th anniversary of the organization.

[Translate to Englisch:] Ansicht: Sonderberichterstatterin informiert sich über sexualisierte Gewalt an Kindern

Majorities for child protection

On 13 October, ECPAT and the NSPCC published the results of a new survey on protecting children from sexual abuse online.