Online predators approach children inside everyday games and messengers. Our 45 forensic safety guides show parents and teachers across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland how grooming lures work, how to capture immutable User IDs, and how to lock down chats, consoles, routers, and AI bots in 5 minutes.
✓ Forensically & medically reviewed by Nick Hein (Federal Police Officer ret.) & Dr. Lucy Wang (Physician)
Official rating: Ages 6–12+ (by experience maturity)
How to make Roblox safer for kids: Settings › Parental Controls (linked parent account + PIN) & Privacy › Communication › No one. Spot grooming lures, prevent sextortion & capture immutable User IDs.
Official rating: Ages 12+ (Creative islands 6+)
How to make Fortnite safer for kids: Main Menu › Parental Controls (6-digit Cabin PIN + Voice/Text Chat set to Friends Only). Spot grooming lures, prevent sextortion & capture immutable User IDs.
Official rating: Ages 6+ offline · Unmoderated 3rd-party servers
How to make Minecraft safer for kids: Microsoft Family Safety at account.xbox.com/settings (restrict Multiplayer & stranger chat). Spot grooming lures, prevent sextortion & capture immutable User IDs.
Official rating: Ages 9–12+
How to make Brawl Stars safer for kids: Supercell ID young player mode + mute Team/Club text chat in settings. Spot grooming lures, prevent sextortion & capture immutable User IDs.
Official rating: Child Account with Family Management
How to make PlayStation Network (PS4 / PS5) safer for kids: Settings › Family and Parental Controls › Family Management (restrict Communication & UGC). Spot grooming lures, prevent sextortion & capture immutable User IDs.
Official rating: Managed via Xbox Family Settings
How to make Xbox Network (Xbox Series X/S) safer for kids: Xbox Family Settings App › Privacy › Communicate with Friends Only. Spot grooming lures, prevent sextortion & capture immutable User IDs.
Official rating: Ages 13+ (Steam Families available)
How to make Steam safer for kids: Steam Families parental PIN + Profile Privacy set strictly to Friends Only. Spot grooming lures, prevent sextortion & capture immutable User IDs.
Official rating: Rated 16+
How to make Valorant safer for kids: Audio › Voice Chat › Disable Team Voice Chat & restrict private Whisper messages. Spot grooming lures, prevent sextortion & capture immutable User IDs.
Official rating: Strictly 18+ (often accessed underage)
How to make GTA RP / FiveM safer for kids: Block FiveM clients and adult RP Discord servers via OS parental controls for under-18s. Spot grooming lures, prevent sextortion & capture immutable User IDs.
Official rating: Ages 12+
How to make League of Legends safer for kids: Settings › Interface › Change Chat Visibility › Premade Only. Spot grooming lures, prevent sextortion & capture immutable User IDs.
Official rating: All ages offline (online voice & paid packs)
How to make EA Sports FC (FIFA) safer for kids: EA Family spending limits ($0) + Console Party/Message privacy locked to Friends Only. Spot grooming lures, prevent sextortion & capture immutable User IDs.
Official rating: Ages 6–12
How to make PK XD, Avakin Life & Kinder-Welten safer for kids: Disable open text chat (quick-phrases only) and avoid 13+/17+ social sims like Avakin Life for primary-schoolers. Spot grooming lures, prevent sextortion & capture immutable User IDs.
Official rating: Ages 6–9+
How to make Among Us & Stumble Guys safer for kids: Set Chat Type strictly to Quick Chat Only and disable unsolicited Friend Requests. Spot grooming lures, prevent sextortion & capture immutable User IDs.
Official rating: Ages 6+ for school PCs & Xbox
How to make Microsoft Family Safety (Windows & Xbox) safer for kids: account.microsoft.com/family › Standard User + Web Filters + Xbox Friends-only. Spot grooming lures, prevent sextortion & capture immutable User IDs.
Official rating: Ages 6+ (Parental Controls app required)
How to make Nintendo Switch (Altersbeschränkungen) safer for kids: Nintendo Switch Parental Controls App › Restrict Communication + eShop Password. Spot grooming lures, prevent sextortion & capture immutable User IDs.
Official rating: Meta Quest 10+ Managed / VRChat 13–18+
How to make VRChat & Meta Quest (Virtual Reality) safer for kids: Managed Meta Account + Personal Boundary ON + Cast VR screen to living-room TV. Spot grooming lures, prevent sextortion & capture immutable User IDs.
Official rating: 12–17+ (IMVU strictly 18+ adults only)
How to make ZEPETO, IMVU & Avakin Life safer for kids: Block IMVU completely; set ZEPETO/Avakin DMs to Friends Only + disable mic permissions. Spot grooming lures, prevent sextortion & capture immutable User IDs.
Official rating: Ages 8–12 target audience (High fake-child risk)
How to make MovieStarPlanet & Habbo Hotel safer for kids: MSP Parental Control Center › restrict chat + strict rule against sharing phone numbers. Spot grooming lures, prevent sextortion & capture immutable User IDs.
Official rating: Ages 13+ (Mandatory Junior Account under 13)
How to make Rec Room (Cross-Platform & VR) safer for kids: Create true Junior Account (under 13) or Watch › Settings › Voices to Friends Only. Spot grooming lures, prevent sextortion & capture immutable User IDs.
Official rating: PEGI/USK 12 (High Gacha spending risk)
How to make Genshin Impact & Honkai: Star Rail safer for kids: Set Co-Op Permissions to 'Reject Join Requests' + Store purchase password. Spot grooming lures, prevent sextortion & capture immutable User IDs.
Official rating: Terms 13+ (Often played ages 8+)
How to make Clash Royale & Clash of Clans safer for kids: Enter true birth year (Young Player text filter) + restrict to school/family clans. Spot grooming lures, prevent sextortion & capture immutable User IDs.
Official rating: USK 18 / PEGI 18 (Not for minors)
How to make Call of Duty & Warzone safer for kids: Enforce USK/PEGI 18 lock on PlayStation/Xbox/Steam; disable Proximity Chat if adult. Spot grooming lures, prevent sextortion & capture immutable User IDs.
Official rating: Ages 12–16+ (Open global voice lobbies)
How to make PUBG Mobile & Free Fire safer for kids: Disable Team Microphone & World Chat; revoke OS mic permission under age 14. Spot grooming lures, prevent sextortion & capture immutable User IDs.
Never forward explicit or suspicious images via WhatsApp or email (strictly punishable under German § 184b StGB!). Keep the chat open, record the immutable User ID, and submit a zero-upload report at einhorncrew.de/melden. Emergency police: 110 (DE) / 133 (AT) / 117 (CH).
SECURE SOCIAL MEDIA, MESSENGERS & STREAMS
Discord
Official rating: Ages 13–16+
How to make Discord safer for kids: User Settings › Content & Social › Disable Direct Messages from server members + connect Discord Family Center. Spot grooming lures, prevent sextortion & capture immutable User IDs.
Snapchat
Official rating: Ages 13+
How to make Snapchat safer for kids: Enable Ghost Mode on Snap Map + turn off 'See Me in Quick Add' + link Snapchat Family Center. Spot grooming lures, prevent sextortion & capture immutable User IDs.
TikTok
Official rating: Ages 13+ (DMs 16+, Live 18+)
How to make TikTok safer for kids: Settings › Family Pairing + Private Account + Direct Messages disabled. Spot grooming lures, prevent sextortion & capture immutable User IDs.
Instagram
Official rating: Ages 13+ (Teen Account under 16)
How to make Instagram safer for kids: Instagram Teen Account Supervision + Private Account + block Message Requests from non-followers. Spot grooming lures, prevent sextortion & capture immutable User IDs.
WhatsApp
Official rating: Ages 13+
How to make WhatsApp safer for kids: Settings › Privacy › Groups: My Contacts + Profile Photo: My Contacts + Silence Unknown Callers. Spot grooming lures, prevent sextortion & capture immutable User IDs.
Telegram
Official rating: 16+ strongly recommended
How to make Telegram safer for kids: Privacy & Security › Phone Number: Nobody + Forwarding & Groups: My Contacts. Spot grooming lures, prevent sextortion & capture immutable User IDs.
Twitch
Official rating: Ages 13+
How to make Twitch safer for kids: Security & Privacy › Block Whispers from Strangers + supervise any youth channel. Spot grooming lures, prevent sextortion & capture immutable User IDs.
YouTube & YouTube Shorts
Official rating: YouTube Kids / Supervised Google Account
How to make YouTube & YouTube Shorts safer for kids: Google Family Link supervised mode + set child's channel uploads to Private / comments disabled. Spot grooming lures, prevent sextortion & capture immutable User IDs.
OmeTV, Monkey & Zufalls-Videochats
Official rating: Strictly 18+ (Extreme webcam risk)
How to make OmeTV, Monkey & Zufalls-Videochats safer for kids: Block OmeTV, Monkey, and random video-chat domains/apps via Family Link, Apple Screen Time, and router DNS. Spot grooming lures, prevent sextortion & capture immutable User IDs.
BeReal
Official rating: Ages 13+
How to make BeReal safer for kids: Audience set strictly to My Friends (never Friends of Friends) + disable Location tagging. Spot grooming lures, prevent sextortion & capture immutable User IDs.
NGL & Tellonym (Anonyme Fragen)
Official rating: Ages 16+ (Severe cyberbullying & harassment risk)
How to make NGL & Tellonym (Anonyme Fragen) safer for kids: Remove NGL/Tellonym links from public bios/stories and disable anonymous message apps for teens. Spot grooming lures, prevent sextortion & capture immutable User IDs.
Kik, Reddit & Anonyme Foren-Chats
Official rating: Ages 17–18+
How to make Kik, Reddit & Anonyme Foren-Chats safer for kids: Block Kik via parental app locks; on Reddit set Chat & Messaging permissions to Nobody. Spot grooming lures, prevent sextortion & capture immutable User IDs.
Apple Bildschirmzeit (iPhone & iPad)
Official rating: Ages 6+ (Child Apple ID mandatory under 13)
How to make Apple Bildschirmzeit (iPhone & iPad) safer for kids: Settings › Screen Time › Communication Safety ON + Ask to Buy ON. Spot grooming lures, prevent sextortion & capture immutable User IDs.
Google Family Link (Android)
Official rating: Ages 6+ (Family Link recommended until 16)
How to make Google Family Link (Android) safer for kids: Family Link › Play Store Require Approval + Chrome SafeSearch + Bedtime. Spot grooming lures, prevent sextortion & capture immutable User IDs.
FRITZ!Box & Heimnetz-Kindersicherung
Official rating: Household-wide Wi-Fi control (0–17)
How to make FRITZ!Box & Heimnetz-Kindersicherung safer for kids: fritz.box › Internet › Filters › Child profile schedule + BPjM + Safe DNS. Spot grooming lures, prevent sextortion & capture immutable User IDs.
Kinder-Smartwatches (Xplora & Co.)
Official rating: Ages 5–10 (Primary school)
How to make Kinder-Smartwatches (Xplora & Co.) safer for kids: Parent App (Xplora/Anio) › Trusted Contacts Whitelist ONLY + School Mode ON. Spot grooming lures, prevent sextortion & capture immutable User IDs.
Character.AI & KI-Rollenspiel-Bots
Official rating: Ages 13–17+ (High emotional risk)
How to make Character.AI & KI-Rollenspiel-Bots safer for kids: Apple Screen Time / Family Link daily app limits + strictly no phones at night. Spot grooming lures, prevent sextortion & capture immutable User IDs.
ChatGPT & KI-Bildgeneratoren
Official rating: Ages 13+ (Parental consent 13–17)
How to make ChatGPT & KI-Bildgeneratoren safer for kids: Settings › Data Controls › Disable 'Improve the model for everyone' + privacy rule. Spot grooming lures, prevent sextortion & capture immutable User IDs.
Replika, Chai & Nomi (KI-Freunde)
Official rating: Ages 17–18+ (Recommend blocking for minors)
How to make Replika, Chai & Nomi (KI-Freunde) safer for kids: Set App Store / Play Store age rating cap under 17+ and cancel unwanted AI subscriptions. Spot grooming lures, prevent sextortion & capture immutable User IDs.
Wattpad & Fanfiction-Plattformen
Official rating: Ages 13+ (Mature romance/self-harm risks)
How to make Wattpad & Fanfiction-Plattformen safer for kids: Filter Mature content & sensitive tags + ban moving writing chats to DMs. Spot grooming lures, prevent sextortion & capture immutable User IDs.
Yubo & Wizz (Teen-Freunde-Swipen)
Official rating: Ages 13–17+ (Very High sextortion risk)
How to make Yubo & Wizz (Teen-Freunde-Swipen) safer for kids: Uninstall swipe apps under 16 via parental app locks and clean unknown Snapchat friends. Spot grooming lures, prevent sextortion & capture immutable User IDs.
Threads & X (Twitter)
Official rating: Threads 13+ / X 13+ terms (Unfiltered 18+ NSFW/gore)
How to make Threads & X (Twitter) safer for kids: Block X under 16; set Threads & Instagram both to Private + DMs to People you follow. Spot grooming lures, prevent sextortion & capture immutable User IDs.