No matter the reason, sharing images or videos of child sexual abuse (CSAM) online has a devastating impact on the child depicted in that content. Every time that content is shared, it revictimizes that child.
Meta Research found that more than 75% of the people reported for sharing child exploitative content did so out of outrage, poor humor, or disgust, with no apparent intention of harm.2
But every comment or share results in these images being spread further around the online community.3
We worked with Facebook and various safety experts on a campaign to educate users how to report this content and get it removed from the platform.
We designed the content to be modular, allowing agencies to localize the campaign by tailoring the scenes and translations to their audiences.
The toolkit we delivered consisted of 174 animations and 54 unique loops, with each scene's design informed by research into the lives of children in the target regions.
Since the campaign's debut, Facebook reported a significant increase in CSAM reports and education about child safety.4
Color is a powerful communication tool and we used it to convey three moods.
The palettes used for people and scenery people were chosen to maximize empathetic responses across regions and cultures.
We avoided negative imagery in favor of motivating change by linking the positive step of content reporting with depictions of restoration and joy.
The character designs were inspired by how children around the world play and interact positively with their environments.
Creative Director
Seth Eckert
Producer
Janet Tousseau
Lead Designer
Rommel Ruiz
Designer
Grace Poole
Lead Animator
Matt Jameson
Animator
Christian Rubio
Peter Cobo
Scott Jonsson
Composer and Sound Designer
Ambrose Yu