Meta-funded program teaches tweens about online exploitation

Parents and educators have a new tool in the fight against online exploitation. Meta announced Tuesday the launch of curriculum designed to help middle schoolers spot and avoid online exploitation, including a technique commonly known as sextortion. Victims of such exploitation often believe they are messaging with another teen and eventually share a graphic or explicit image of themselves. The person then threatens to make the picture public unless the victim pays them. SEE ALSO:Parents need to