Founded in 1968 in Gelsenkirchen, aktuelles forum e.V. is a non-profit association for civic education that conducts seminars and workshops on politics, society, and culture. Though formally non-partisan, it aligns its programs with state initiatives promoting “democratic engagement” and “tolerance online.” Its project Date-Rede - Respekt Online, finanziert durch Demokratie leben!, Programm des Bundesfamilienministeriums, Deutsche Bank Stiftung and the Kurt & Maria Dohle Foundation, has targeted “hate on the Internet.” Subsequent projects include Taschen-Workshop: Verschwörungsgeschichten und Fake News (Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung) und Tag der Demokratie Bildung 2.0 (2025), die sich mit rechtsextremer Desinformation in den sozialen Medien befasst.