by Cyberbully Advocate | Jun 7, 2026 | ai, Blog, chatbot, Featured, research
Over the past two years, the public has learned the names of teens like 14-year-old Sewell Setzer III, who developed a romantic attachment to a Character.AI chatbot, and 16-year-old Adam Raine, whose extended conversations with ChatGPT culminated in the bot providing...
by Cyberbully Advocate | Apr 7, 2026 | journal article, Journal Articles, Publications, research, sexting, sextortion
Background: Sextortion – the threatened dissemination of explicit, intimate, or embarrassingimages of a sexual nature without consent for the purpose of acquiring money, more images, orsomething else – has emerged as a critical public safety and public health concern...
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 | Apr 7, 2026 | adolescence, ai, chatbots, Community Presentations, deepfakes, Educator Presentations, Evergreen, keynote, Law Enforcement, LLMs, Presentations, prevention, research, response, Student Presentations, training, University, youth
NOTE: Since April 2020, we have been offering every one of our presentations and trainings in virtual modalities (e.g., Zoom, WebEx, Teams). Reach out if you need specifics, as we’ve optimized the way we engage with our audiences from afar! This training – customized...
by Cyberbully Advocate | Mar 7, 2026 | cyberbullying, journal article, Journal Articles, parenting, Publications, research
As youth face various Internet-based risks while interacting online, parents need theoretically grounded, evidence-based insights on strategies to prevent their child(ren) from participating in inappropriate behaviors. An approach that can facilitate better...
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...
