Abstract

The digitalized (and rapidly ever more digitizing) present is often characterized by forced transparency and a system of comprehensive data exploitation. From the perspective of child and youth protection, this results in numerous impositions and dangers that minors are usually not yet able to assess. Against this backdrop, digital ethics aims to provide guidance by developing consensual criteria and ethical standards for a successful life online. The concept of "digital citizenship" outlined in the article aims to provide young people with the competence to lead a life with digital applications and their social obligations and demands in a confident manner.