Sexting, Sextortion and AI: Updating Internet Safety for New Threats

  • Feb 10, 2026 - Feb 10, 2026
  • 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
  • Virtual

Generative AI (GAI) is transforming our digital world—bringing exciting possibilities but also new safety challenges for kids and teens. How should internet safety evolve for today’s youth and their families?

The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) is seeing complex cases involving youth-created content and AI-generated child imagery. This interactive workshop was created by NCMEC to spark critical conversations on updating prevention messaging using a developmental and trauma-informed lens. You’ll leave with fresh insights, practical strategies for engaging youth, and free, ready-to-use resources to empower your school or community in navigating this emerging landscape.

Learning Objectives:

  • Participants will be able to identify and access at least three resources available online to address youth produced and GAI content with elementary, middle, or high school audiences.
  • Participants will be able to explain why targeting sexting prevention messaging to potential ‘requesters’ and ‘re-sharers,’ instead of focusing on messaging to teenagers ‘sending’ those messages, is more trauma-informed, especially when facing GAI created material.
  • Participants will be able to articulate why it is important to address youth produced and GAI content in prevention programs and messaging with young children, not just tweens and teens.