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Missions that teach children not to fall for it

Short missions for children aged 8 to 15: spot an ad, a made-up story, a scam in a game or an edited photo. At home with parents and at school on the projector.

  • Free
  • No account
  • No ads
  • No points or leaderboards

For parents ↓For teachers ↓Safety and privacy ↓

Choose by age

Ages 8–11 · Primary schoolFree · no sign-up

Junior Detectives

Six short missions with a detective team: fact or opinion? Ad or advice? Photos that lie, who wrote what, what not to share about yourself and chain messages.

6 missions · missions of 6 minutes

Ages 11–15 · Lower secondary schoolFree · no sign-up

Not Falling for It

Seven lessons about what teenagers really run into: scams in games, clickbait, hidden ads by influencers, AI mistakes, edited screenshots and deepfakes, the recommendation bubble and numbers that mislead.

7 missions · missions of 8 minutes

For parents: do it together

Younger children get the most out of the missions when you go through them together. Each ends with questions to talk about and one tip for you – and then talking about what your child meets online comes naturally.

  • A mission takes 5–8 minutes. A phone, tablet or computer is enough.
  • Your child needs no account. Only the browser remembers completed missions.
  • After the last mission, your child can print a diploma with their name.

For teachers

The missions also work as a ready-made start to a media literacy lesson. The basics are free; lesson plans come in the class kits.

Free

Classroom mode

Show any mission on the board or projector: large text, games for the whole class, controlled with arrow keys or a presenter remote.

Free

Homework

A link or QR code for parents with every course. Children need no account and we store nothing about them.

Course for teachersPaid · €40.00Media Literacy for Teachers: Ready-to-Teach LessonsFour classroom-tested 45-minute lessons with minute-by-minute plans, worksheets and assessment – plus the principles for teaching critical thinking in a way pupils actually enjoy.See more →

Safety and privacy

  • No children's accounts

    Children don't register and don't enter anything about themselves. Only adults create accounts, if they want to.

  • No ads, no tracking

    The missions contain no ads and no tracking tools from other companies.

  • Progress stays in the browser

    Only the browser on the device your child plays on remembers which missions are done. Clearing the site data deletes it.

  • The diploma name stays at home

    The name your child writes on the diploma is not sent or stored anywhere.

Details in our privacy policy →

Sensitive topics are not a game

Cyberbullying, misused photos or strangers who want more than they should – these are things to talk about with children, not to play. In the missions, children learn one thing: tell an adult you trust, or call the child helpline 116 111 (free in most EU countries). For adults:

How we fund it

The missions for children are free – no ads and no collecting data about children. They are paid for by what adults buy: class kits for teachers, paid courses and gift vouchers.

Courses for adults →