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 | Feb 7, 2024 | Blog, cyberbullying, digital self-harm, Featured, Munchausen Syndrome
Last winter when Sameer and I were writing the third edition of Bullying Beyond the Schoolyard (published last fall!), we spent quite a bit of time searching for unique examples of cyberbullying to include in the book. One of the more interesting cases I came across...
by Cyberbully Advocate | Jan 7, 2024 | Blog, conference, Featured, research, WABF, youth
It’s been over a month, but I still catch myself smiling when I think of the memories made at the 2023 World Anti-Bullying Forum (WABF). For those not familiar, WABF is an international forum and biennial conference focused on understanding and preventing bullying,...
by Cyberbully Advocate | Dec 7, 2023 | cyberbullying, Evergreen, Featured, Parents, PDF Overlay, Resources
Spanish Translation Available Here It is important to talk with youth about what they are doing and seeing online. Most of the time, they are using technology safely and responsibly, but sometimes they run into trouble. As a parent, you want to establish an open...