by Cyberbully Advocate | Nov 7, 2026 | Blog, Educator Favorites, Evergreen, Parent Favorites
Organizations that work with youth are being asked to say something about artificial intelligence, and most would rather say something accurate than something alarming. That turns out to be harder than it sounds. The research on youth and generative AI is young, the...
by Cyberbully Advocate | Nov 7, 2026 | Blog, cyberbullying presentation, Evergreen, prevention, school climate, schools, students
For decades now, schools have been organizing assemblies to address bullying, substance abuse, and a variety of other student issues. Perhaps like me, you remember sitting through them during middle or high school and – unfortunately – tuning out because you just...
by Cyberbully Advocate | Nov 7, 2026 | activity, Blog, conference, Evergreen, online safety, presentation, prevention, school climate
I have recently shared the most important considerations for schools planning to host bullying assembly programs according to research. Now, I wanted to turn your attention to bullying and cyberbullying speakers themselves. As you may know from your own experiences,...
by Cyberbully Advocate | Sep 7, 2026 | Blog, Featured
California’s Senate Bill 867 seeks to keep every toy that includes a companion AI chatbot off the shelves until 2031. Those of us who study how youth use technology have very little to offer on AI toys yet in terms of data-driven insights, and that is the difficulty...
by Cyberbully Advocate | Aug 7, 2026 | ai, Blog, chatbots, Featured, legislation
“Who is talking to your child?” For thirty years, that question has driven online child safety. The answer could be predatory adults, peers from school or the community intent on harassment or exclusion, or others whose character and intent were never vetted on any...
by Cyberbully Advocate | Jun 7, 2026 | Blog, Featured
Think about the last time you were online. Did you use the platform to be social, or just to consume videos from people you have never met? In a recent essay in Social Media + Society, danah boyd discusses this trend, and asserts that twenty years in, the platforms we...
