Using social media safely

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Your life is online. Protect it.

Social media offers endless possibilities, but also contains a number of dangers. Being aware of this helps you to use Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram & Co. safely.

Sensitive data

protect

"Make your password strong!"

The prevention campaign "Make your password strong!" by the LKA NRW ensures greater data security on the Internet.

Data theft on the net

The publication of personal data exposes and discredits those affected. It is therefore important that everyone protects themselves from being spied on.

Digital attacks

and sexual assaults

Cybergrooming

Prevention tips for parents, children and young people

Cyberbullying: digital attacks with the smartphone

Mean words, insults and slander in the virtual world are on the rise.

Sextortion - sexual blackmail on the internet

Criminals threaten to publish compromising videos or photos of their victims during a chat or by email. The perpetrators thus reach the most personal area of the victim's life.

Action week "Together strong against child pornography"

Minister Reul: "Concentrated power against child pornography"

Social media "mouthpiece"

A reservoir for false reports, conspiracy and hate

Conspiracy narratives on the net

Recognize false reports and act correctly

Anyone who incites hatred is liable to prosecution. Even on the internet.

Hate posts on social media platforms are consistently prosecuted instead of just being deleted. The "Prosecute instead of just deleting" initiative takes perpetrators out of anonymity in order to counter racist propaganda. Together with the public prosecutor's office in Cologne (ZAC NRW), the NRW po...