We Challenged Teens to Hide Online — Here's What We Found

Can a stranger learn dangerous information about your teen in just six clicks online — using nothing but Facebook? This viral social media safety for teens video, produced by RaffertyWeiss Media for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), follows a real social experiment: a researcher challenges five real teens, then reveals — on camera — exactly what he discovered about each of them in six clicks. The results expose how digital footprints, linked accounts, parent blogs, and gaming profiles can compromise online safety and internet safety far more than teens ever intended. Viewed over 133,000 times, this public awareness video continues to be used in school media literacy programs, parent education sessions, and youth safety curricula nationwide. Produced by RaffertyWeiss Media for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). ────────────────────────────── 🎬 ABOUT THIS VIDEO Client: National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) Video Type: Public Awareness / Social Experiment Video Topic: Social Media Safety for Teens & Internet Safety Format: Live-Action / Social Experiment / Documentary-Style Duration: 7:00 Produced by: RaffertyWeiss Media (Bethesda, MD) ────────────────────────────── ⏱ CHAPTERS 0:00 – The Experiment: Six Clicks to Find Out Who You Are 1:15 – Kayla's Reveal: What a Facebook Quiz Exposed 2:30 – Nick's Reveal: How a Gamer Tag Connected Everything 3:45 – Will's Reveal: What Zero Online Presence Looks Like 4:30 – The Oversharer's Reveal: Check-Ins, Food Blogs & More 5:30 – Logan's Reveal: Secret Accounts and Hidden Relationships 6:30 – The Two Questions Every Teen (and Parent) Should Ask ────────────────────────────── ❓ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS What can a stranger find out about my teen on social media? This video demonstrates that starting from just a Facebook friend request, a researcher uncovered favorite childhood toys, private family details from a parent's blog, playlists via linked gaming accounts, real-time location history, and private relationship information — all from six clicks. Strong social media safety for teens starts with understanding how connected accounts and tagged posts reveal more than direct posts ever do. How is this video used in schools and teen internet safety programs? This NCMEC social experiment is used by educators, school counselors, and parent groups as a discussion starter for online safety, digital literacy, and teen social media conversations with middle and high school students. Who produced this teen online safety video? RaffertyWeiss Media, a full-service corporate video production company based in Bethesda, MD, produced this video for NCMEC. We specialize in public awareness, nonprofit outreach, and educational video production for national organizations and government agencies. ────────────────────────────── 🏢 ABOUT RAFFERTYWEISS MEDIA RaffertyWeiss Media is a full-service corporate video production company based in Bethesda, MD, serving Washington, DC metro area clients including Fortune 500 companies, federal agencies, transit authorities, trade associations, and nonprofits. We specialize in: • Public awareness & nonprofit outreach video production • Teen & youth safety communication videos • Educational & media literacy video production • Social issue documentary-style video campaigns 📍 Based in Bethesda, MD | Serving the Washington, DC metro area (DMV) 🌐 raffertyweiss.com