Franziska Köhler-Dauner, Lena Peter, Emily Sitarski, Katrin Chauviré-Geib, Ann‐Christin Haag, Jörg M. Fegert
The digital lifeworld of children and adolescents has become a central component of socialisation, education, and identity formation. Digital spaces are no longer an add-on, but a structural element of contemporary childhood. Social media enables communication, agency, and a sense of belonging, yet at the same time confront children with substantial risks: sexualised approaches, cyberbullying, algorithmic manipulation, commercialisation of personal data, and disinformation have become defining dimensions of endangerment [ 1 , 2 , 3 ].