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Updated September 2026

💻 I am being harassed, bullied or threatened online — who do I report it to?

Direct answer

Threats, stalking, revenge porn and organised harassment are crimes online exactly as offline. Save everything first — screenshots with the URL, the date and the account name — because the content will disappear once you report it. Report to the platform to get it removed, and to Polizei — Onlinewache (polizei.de) to get it prosecuted; with the evidence saved, both can happen the same day. WEISSER RING (116 006) supports victims free of charge and helps with the report. For children and teenagers, Nummer gegen Kummer (116111) is the specialised line.

Call firstPolizei — Onlinewache
Report toWEISSER RING
If that failsNummer gegen Kummer

🗣️ What to say

"Since [date] I have been [threatened / harassed / had images shared] on [platform] by [account(s)]. Screenshots with dates and links attached. I want to report this; I have not responded to the person. I would like to know how to stop the content and whether I can request the account holder's identity."

🪜 Step by step

  1. Save the evidenceScreenshot with URL and time; export chats; note account handles. Do not delete the messages.
  2. Do not engageNo replies, no threats back. Block only after saving.
  3. Report to the platformUse the "harassment" or "intimate images" route — those are handled fastest. Ask for the account to be preserved for the police.
  4. Report to Polizei — OnlinewacheThreats, stalking, sexual images, doxxing. The saved evidence makes the report actionable.
  5. Support: WEISSER RINGFree, confidential, and they know the platforms' escalation contacts.

📇 All contacts

Polizei — OnlinewacheOnline report, reference number immediatelyAlways — the basis for bank, insurer and platform🔗 www.polizei.de/Polizei/DE/Einrichtungen/Onlinewache/onlinewache_node.html
WEISSER RINGVictim support: advice, accompaniment, compensationAfter any crime📞 116 006🔗 weisser-ring.de
Nummer gegen KummerChildren's helpline 116111, parents' lineFor children, teenagers and parents📞 116111🔗 www.nummergegenkummer.de
LandesdatenschutzbehördeComplaints against companies, fines, ordersWhen the company does not answer within a month or misuses data🔗 www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Service/Anschriften/Laender/Laender-node.html

❓ Frequently asked

Intimate images of me were shared

A crime in every EU country. Report to the platform under the intimate-image route (removal within hours) and to the police; specialised takedown services exist through WEISSER RING.

The harasser is anonymous

Platforms can be ordered to disclose the identity in a criminal case; the police request it. Your job is the evidence.

It is a child being bullied

Nummer gegen Kummer and the school. Schools have duties; the child's messages should be saved, not deleted.

📎 Sources

Last checked: 2026-09-26

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