by Cyberbully Advocate | Jun 7, 2024 | Blog, cyberbullying, digital self-harm, Featured, mental health
Sameer and I first became aware of digital self-harm over a decade ago when we learned of the suicide of Hannah Smith. She was 14 years old when she ended her life after being mistreated online. The resulting investigation determined that the threats and hurtful...
by Cyberbully Advocate | May 7, 2024 | ai, Blog, Featured, harm, legislation, platforms
Generative AI can contribute to a wide range of possible risks and harms that can affect the emotional and psychological well-being of others, their financial state of affairs, and even their physiological health and physical safety. Both users and platforms (as well...
by Cyberbully Advocate | Apr 7, 2024 | ai, Blog, Featured, relationships, teens
A school counselor who works in a private school in California recently emailed me to ask for help as it relates to students and the misuse of specific AI bots. Her concerns, though, did not surround general purpose AI bots like Snapchat’s My AI or Microsoft’s...
by Cyberbully Advocate | Mar 7, 2024 | Uncategorized
Each February, National Black History Month serves as both a celebration and a powerful reminder that Black history is American history, Black culture is American culture.
by Cyberbully Advocate | Feb 7, 2024 | cyber-bullying, Educators, Evergreen, laws, PDF Overlay, public schools, Publications, Research Summaries and Fact Sheets, Resources, school policy, schools
This Fact Sheet provides a summary of important court cases and pending legislation that can help school administrators evaluate and improve their current cyberbullying policies and procedures. Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J.W. (2024). Cyberbullying legislation and case...
