Scare your kid into safe internet use with these creepily realistic Emoji ads
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Ah, emoji. In graphical text form, they're an adorable, quick way to get your message across. When realistically rendered, though, they're demons come to life from a fever dream. But, then, that's the point.
Developed by ad agency Rosapark for Innocence en Danger, a worldwide non-profit dedicated to fighting child sexual abuse, the ads are designed to get your kids thinking about whom exactly is hiding behind that smiley face in their open browser tab. Served up with the tagline "Who's really chatting online with your child?", the ads also promote parental involvement in their children's web use.
The end goal, of course, is to promote safe internet use and education. Engraining that attitude in our children is easiest, apparently, through pure terror. Just look at these creepers:
Bone-chilling, creepy nightmare fuel to be sure. Which is to say, mission accomplished.
[Gizmodo]