About jugendschutz.net

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• is the joint competence center for the protection of minors on the internet at federal and state level

• is no public authority, but has a legal mandate laid down in the Interstate Treaty for the Protection of Minors on the Internet (JMStV)

• urges providers to comply with youth protection laws and change, remove or make their content inaccessible for minors accordingly

• demands more consideration of children and young people when designing content and offering services on the internet, calls for a culture of shared responsibility to protect young users and provides support to initiatives/organizations to make the internet a safer place

• systematically checks content of particular relevance for children and young people and processes reports from internet users

• focuses on internet content that can endanger minors, frighten them or have a negative effect on their development