No Hate Speech

The Digitale Helden gGmbH from Frankfurt trains students from the 8th to 10th grade in online courses to become digital heroes. They become mentors for younger students in order to sensitise them to topics such as cyberbullying, sexting or hatred on the Internet. The training team supports pupils, parents and teachers in using digital communication competently and consciously.

The VielRespektZentrum center encourages respect and promotes diversity. The center is open to anybody who wishes to volunteer. Here, visitors can experience how the German Basic Law can be put into practice inside a single house. The VielRespektStiftung foundation also comprises the hotline for worried citizens and MeTwo activities, and is also where the Alimania late night show takes place.

The “ichbinhier e.V.” association aims to sensitize people to the issue of online hate and explains the causes of hate speech as well as the distribution and the effects of such speech. It supports people and institutions in all areas of society in being prepared for digital attacks and stands for more digital civil courage.

Gesicht Zeigen! encourages people to work actively against racism, antisemitism, homophobia and transphobia, Islamophobia, and right-wing extremism. Love Speech is an innovative, appreciative concept to offer young persons an alternative to hate when speaking and communicating with others. Online and offline.

The association offers young people online help when it comes to cyberbullying, WhatsApp stress, and similar issues. In 2019, we held joint workshops with Teachtoday on the topic of cyberbullying for instance.

Under the “Media, sure! But secure.” banner, Teachtoday supports children & young persons, parents & grandparents, as well as teachers with practical and everyday tips. A toolbox contains a range of materials for various areas of children’s and young people’s lives.

The Amadeu Antonio Foundation works to strengthen democratic civic society and eliminate right-wing extremism, racism, and anti-semitism.

Deutsche Telekom’s website “Media, sure! But secure.” bundles initiatives for more media literacy. It has been given the “we care” label in the category “Digital participation.”

10,000 people die each year in Germany as a result of suicide. People who suffer from (cyber) bullying are three times more likely to take their own lives than those who have never experienced bullying. The Freunde fürs Leben e.V. association wants to change this through measures such as informing adolescents and young adults about mental health, depression, and suicide.

The Bündnis gegen Cybermobbing association is committed to informing and sensitizing society about cyberbullying. It also provides a consultation service to educational institutions or media organizations, for example.

The SCROLLER children’s media magazine is geared specifically to children aged nine to twelve to improve their media literacy. SCROLLER is available in both an interactive web version and a free print format. The current issue (04/2020) takes a look at digital civil courage and deals with questions on cyberbullying.

ZDK Gesellschaft Demokratische Kultur is an organization that campaigns for the basic values of freedom and dignity. With campaigns such as #Hasshilft (#Hatehelps), it gives a clear signal about online hate, educates, and presents creative ways to make people aware that we need to make changes.

One offering on the “Media, sure! But secure.” website is the #TAKEPART stories portal, highlighting current issues from our everyday digital life such as digital democracy and digital civil courage.

One of the aims of the Prävention 2.0 association is to enable children to discover the digital world with curiosity and learn how to look after themselves as well as others when online. Prevention and sensitization are the most important measures to protect against online violence. The Prävention 2.0 e.V. association makes this goal a reality through various projects and brings together the parties committed to media literacy throughout Germany.

The target of the klicksafe initiative is to promote people’s online skills and support them in adequately and critically using the internet with various offerings. In Germany, the EU initiative organizes the annual Safer Internet Day.

The “Nummer gegen Kummer” association is the largest free telephone advice hotline for children, young people, and parents in Germany. Anyone encountering cyberbullying and needing help can also call the service and speak to understanding contact persons . Within the protective surroundings of a confidential phone or online consultation, the volunteer consultants support affected adolescents in mastering the challenges posed by their digital environments and help worried parents to proficiently support their children.

The objective of fake news is to influence people’s opinions – something that often leads to hate and exclusion. The Reporterfabrik journalism school provides information and aims to promote media literacy. The web academy is open to everybody – the reporter4you scheme, aimed at children and young people, has been established and the reporters visit schools to speak about serious journalism.

exclamo wants to give schoolchildren and employees a voice and an opportunities to speak about their problems such as bullying, discrimination, or sexual harassment and to aid them in getting help. To achieve this, exclamo offers a web app that the schoolchildren of participating schools can use to anonymously contact representatives if they are attacked, bullied, or abused.