by Cyberbully Advocate | May 7, 2026 | Blog, Featured
Seventeen-year-old Jordan DeMay met a pretty girl on Instagram who convinced him to share an explicit photo. After he did, “she” demanded $1,000. Fifteen-year-old Bradyn Bohn connected with someone on Facebook who made him laugh. He too was persuaded to share a...
by Cyberbully Advocate | Apr 7, 2026 | Blog, cyberbullying, Featured, Parent Favorites, parenting, research
I’ve long been interested in the role of parents in preventing children from participating in problematic behaviors online. Parents should talk with their children about the responsible use of technology and allow access to apps and games at developmentally...
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 | Jan 7, 2026 | Blog, Featured, sexting, sextortion, sextortion law
Bradyn Bohn was a 15-year-old freshman in the DC Everest School District in central Wisconsin. He loved sports, music, and making people laugh. Like most teens, he spent a lot of time online. One night in early March of this year, he met someone on Facebook who was...
