by Cyberbully Advocate | Mar 7, 2026 | Blog, Featured, law, off campus speech
On the morning of October 9, 2024, “N.M.,” a sophomore at Marana High School in Marana, Arizona, was sitting next to his mother, Karalee Merrill, complaining about a poor grade he had received on an English assignment. His mom suggested he email the teacher to inquire...
by Cyberbully Advocate | Mar 7, 2026 | ai, Blog, Featured
Something happened recently in the field of AI that everyone should know about. An AI bot, with no human giving it a direct order in the moment, chose to retaliate against a real person. It researched him, dug up personal details about his life, and published a hit...
by Cyberbully Advocate | Mar 7, 2026 | Blog, Featured, research, sexting, sextortion
Sameer and I first collected data on teen sexting nearly a decade ago and found that 7-11% of 12-17-year-olds in the US had sent a sexually explicit image of themselves to someone else. About 15% had received such an image from someone else. Last year, we replicated...
by Cyberbully Advocate | Mar 7, 2026 | journal article, Journal Articles, Publications, research, sexting, sextortion
Purpose: Sexting, the sending or receiving of sexually explicit or sexually suggestive images or video, isa potentially risky behavior in which many youth participate. The purpose of this study was to examinethe extent of sexting, as well as related harms including...
by Cyberbully Advocate | Feb 7, 2026 | Uncategorized
Racism, discrimination, and exclusion are all forms of bullying — and they have profound effects on young people’s mental health, especially on black youth. Each February, National Black History Month serves as both a celebration and a powerful reminder that Black...
