Published on: 2026-04-09
Source: Moscow Government – Moscow Government –
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In the modern digital world, children daily face hidden risks while communicating in messengers, social networks, and immersing themselves in online games. Digital projects of the capital can help young Muscovites recognize threats and develop safe behavior skills in various life situations.
As told inDepartment of Information Technologies of the City of Moscow, in the capitalconsumer portalNew videos have appeared in which the animated character raccoon Chistulya explains to children in simple terms how to avoid risks on the Internet, as well as what to pay attention to when choosing a quest. Teaching a child to recognize the tricks of cybercriminals, differentiate useful calls and messages from attempts at deception will be helped by the materials of the online project“Call Me Back Myself”.Â
The capital’s digital ecosystem helps city residents solve various tasks, including providing the opportunity to receive useful expert recommendations to instill in children skills of safety and knowledge of their rights from early childhood. Thus, on the capital’s consumer portal in the “For Parents” section, you can find not only articles but also a series of videos that help explain to children how to behave in various real-life situations.For example, at our site you can find out what to pay attention to when communicating on the internet and choosing products, what information you necessarily need to obtain in advance to be confident in security, accept an invitation to participate in a quest, how to use a children’s bank card and mobile communication, as well as what to do in case a new toy breaks, and much more.The city online project “Perezhvoni sam” provides information about various types of user deception on the Internet, including in online games, as well as step-by-step instructions that will help children avoid risks,” noted the press service of the Department of Information Technologies of the City of Moscow.
On the capital’s consumer portal in the “For Parents” section appearedvideo clip, which helps children understand the risks of using the Internet and learn how to avoid them. It explains phishing links, visually very similar to links to official resources, but used to spread false and harmful information. The child will also understand why it is important to be cautious when communicating with strangers online.
In addition, on the portal parents will find articles with expert commentary on how to explain to children the hidden risks of online games. Among them, for example, are random in-game purchases that can lead to unwanted expenses.
Teaching a child to calculate the tricks of scammers will be helped by the materials of the online project“Call yourself back”The site provides materials on how to protect yourself from telephone and internet attacks and ensure information security. Expert recommendations in a real and simple example explain what actions lead to account theft, personal and banking data, what techniques criminals use during online purchases, and how to follow personal data protection rules.
One morevideo clipIn the “For Parents” section of the consumer portal, it will be explained how to make participating in the quest interesting and safe. Together with the raccoon Chistyulya, adults and children will learn how to competently approach the choice of a quest, find out what to pay attention to during its passage, and why before the start of the show it is necessary to remember the phrase “Stop the game!”.
By watching other videos, children can learn to use it correctlychildren’s bank cardиmobile communication, they find out what to pay attention to whenmaking purchasesand how to act if it breaksnew toy. Prepared for parentsarticles, which will help to clearly explain to the child about consumer rights and the importance of their protection.
The Consumer Portal was created in 2022 by the Government of Moscow and the Moscow City Rospotrebnadzor Department. The website hosts more than 230 materials: articles, instructions, reminders, webinars, interviews with experts. In addition to practical recommendations, the publications contain the names of relevant regulations which can be referenced when communicating with legal entities or individual entrepreneurs in cases of the need to protect consumer rights. Consultations are also available via the 24/7 hotline of the Moscow City Rospotrebnadzor Department: +7 495 539-36-96.
The informational online project “Call Back Myself” was created in 2022 by the Government of Moscow together with the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the city of Moscow. It helps the residents of the capital protect themselves and their loved ones from telephone and internet fraud. The project’s website contains information about upcoming in-person and online events, as well as available memos and expert recommendations, records alreadycompleted webinarsand other useful materials. For user convenience, lecture recordings can be viewed on the project website, as well as onpagein the social network “VKontakte” and on the channel atRutube.Â
The creation and support of information security measures, as well as combating cyber fraud, correspond to the tasks of the national project“Economy of Data and Digital Transformation of the State”. More details about the national projects of Russia and the contribution of the capital can be found atspecial page.Â
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