by Cyberbully Advocate | Apr 7, 2025 | Blog, Educator Favorites, Featured
The anxiety surrounding smartphones’ impact on youth mental health has reached a fever pitch, and I am getting an increasing number of inquiries from educators about what they should do as they approach summer, revisit their school policies, and prepare for the next...
by Cyberbully Advocate | Jun 7, 2023 | Adults, ai, Blog, Educator Favorites, Featured, Parent Favorites, prevention, social media companies, youth
Generative AI is revolutionizing the way that content is created as user-friendly tools have made their way into the hands of the masses around the world. The possibilities seem endless, and their application may impact almost every sector of society. Since the...
by Cyberbully Advocate | Jun 7, 2023 | ai, Blog, catfishing, cyberbullying, doxing, Educator Favorites, Featured, harassment, hate speech, machine learning, Parent Favorites, sextortion
As a social science researcher studying trust and safety on online platforms, it is critical to think through potential risks and negative impacts associated with the use of generative AI technologies. To be sure, its potential is incredible – and will benefit...
by Cyberbully Advocate | Nov 7, 2022 | Blog, Educator Favorites, Featured
Youth are accessing a remarkable number of mediums (often at the same time!), and are constantly exposed to a wide and deep array of content. This spans the gamut from texts and notifications, to TikTok videos and Snap(chat) stories, to Twitter Spaces and Discord...
by Cyberbully Advocate | Nov 7, 2022 | Educator Favorites, Educators, Evergreen, media literacy, PDF Overlay, prevention, Resources
(For a formatted .pdf version of this article for distribution, click on the image above [or click here]). Media literacy is best defined as the ability to access, create, analyze, and evaluate messages in a variety of forms. Anyone can post nearly anything at any...
by Cyberbully Advocate | Jul 7, 2022 | Blog, Children, Educator Favorites, Featured, grooming, metaverse, VR
Arguably one of the biggest concerns of the metaverse, especially to law enforcement, parents, guardians, and caregivers of children, is the potential for pedophilia, online grooming, and child sexual exploitation. To be sure, the media is quick to focus on this...
