Overview

• Meta has partnered with the nonprofit Childhelp to launch a free curriculum designed to help middle school students identify and avoid online exploitation, including grooming and sextortion scams.
• The curriculum includes detailed lesson plans, interactive activities, and videos to teach online safety skills and personal boundaries, with input from leading child safety organizations and experts.
• It is part of Childhelp’s existing ‘Speak Up Be Safe’ program and is accessible to schools, parents, and community organizations across the United States.
• Meta is also collaborating with LifeSmarts to train high school students to teach the curriculum to middle schoolers, fostering peer-to-peer education and leadership opportunities.
• This initiative builds on Meta’s broader efforts to enhance child safety on its platforms, including features like nudity protection in messages and restrictions on interactions with potentially harmful accounts.