Privacy Playground Campaign on Child Sharenting Risks | Clapboard Ad Archive

Privacy Playground

Description

In 2021, Kinderschutz Schweiz, a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the rights and dignity of children in Switzerland, launched the Privacy Playground campaign through Jung von Matt LIMMAT to raise awareness about the risks associated with "sharenting," the practice of parents sharing photos of their children online. Timed to coincide with the International Day of Children's Rights on November 20th, the campaign employed an experiential marketing approach by placing stickers with playful motifs on playground equipment such as slides, climbing frames, and swings. These stickers incorporated QR codes that activated push notifications on parents' smartphones whenever they took pictures of their children, delivering a critical message about the potential dangers of posting children’s images on social media. Despite the innocent and endearing nature of these photos, once published, parents risk losing control over their child’s digital footprint, with images potentially ending up on illicit platforms or contributing to cyberbullying long after they were originally shared. The Privacy Playground campaign effectively uses real-world interaction to communicate its core message: Sharing children’s photos online is not an act of care but one that can have serious negative consequences. The campaign reinforces a powerful mantra for parents and caregivers—#SharingIsNotCaring—urging caution and responsibility with children’s digital privacy every day, not just on Children's Rights Day. Through a poignant combination of creativity, technology, and social responsibility, Kinderschutz Schweiz sends an urgent call to protect children’s privacy in the digital age.

Credits

Client

Kinderschutz Schweiz

Agency

Jung von Matt LIMMAT, Zürich, Switzerland

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