Criminal content that is distributed via email, social networks or messengers such as WhatsApp cannot always be recognized at first glance. Many users are also confronted online with content that is extremist, glorifies violence or pornographic and constitutes a criminal offense.
The police explain how everyone can deal with prohibited content - without becoming a perpetrator themselves.
They can be found in the comment columns of social networks, in chats, in emails, but also in WhatsApp groups - criminal content such as videos, images, texts or symbols. However, many users often do not know how to deal with obviously prohibited content that they receive. Otherwise you can easily become a perpetrator yourself.
Who should they contact if they receive prohibited content? And what do you do if you just suspect that a text or image is not legal? Under no circumstances should you redistribute the content yourself. Distributing prohibited content is also a criminal offense.
For example, content that incites hatred against minorities, incites hatred against them or calls for violence against them is prohibited in Germany. Ignoring the content is also the wrong approach. Anyone who spreads the symbols and symbols of unconstitutional organizations online and via messengers is also committing a criminal offense. The same applies to content that glorifies violence and war or child pornography. Child pornography refers to images that show sexual abuse of children under 14 years of age. Instead, such content should be consistently reported.
If you discover or have received criminal content online:
- Secure evidence of criminal content on the Internet or in messenger services. For example, copy the URL. Do not forward the content yourself.
- Contact the reporting offices at www.jugendschutz.net or www.internet-beschwerdestelle.de
- Even if you have vague suspicions, you can contact the two reporting offices. They can classify content and request deletion from the network operator.
- Don't be afraid to report it to the police.
- If you have received criminal content, for example via email or WhatsApp: Make the sender (if you know it) aware that owning and forwarding the content may be punishable!
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Police advice
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