Overview
- Berlin’s social administration unveiled the “Ein Team gegen digitale Gewalt” initiative Friday to support women’s shelters, protection housing and counseling centers.
- The program offers day trainings for staff, phone-based technical case advice for suspected spying, and help building security plans for facilities.
- Officials cite years of reports showing a clear rise in digital abuse while many services lack training, technical knowledge and shared response protocols.
- Initiative leaders warn the threat goes beyond online hate, pointing to spy apps, hidden Bluetooth trackers and devices tucked into toys that can reveal secret shelter addresses.
- The project runs through 2027 with about €383,000 budgeted in the first year to fund 4.7 staff posts, and Kiziltepe expects a wider expansion from 2028.