The move from social media to parasocial media must reshape our approach to online safety w/r/t crisis response, clout-chasing and victimization, unwanted content, comparison to creators , and stranger danger. My new piece, building on @zephoria.bsky.social's essay: cyberbullying.org/social-media...

Nearly half of US teen AI chatbot users (47.1%) report at least one harmful interaction with a conversational AI chatbot. Our newest national study, just out in Journal of Adolescence, studied 3,466 US teens aged 13-17. Reach out for a copy! cyberbullying.org/teen-ai-chat...

Today the The New York Times features our new Journal of Adolescence study on sexting and sextortion, dives into sexual image coercion among 18- to 28-year-olds, and highlights some of my perspective on these trends. Shoutout to Lisa Jones and colleagues! www.nytimes.com/2026/03/17/w...

The "retaliation case" of an autonomous AI agent on OpenClaw is a wake-up call for digital safety. I discuss the implications in this new @techreviewjp.bsky.social piece by @gracehuckins.bsky.social We must evolve our safety frameworks now. Happy to discuss. www.technologyreview.com/2026/03/05/1...

NEW PIECE! An AI bot just did something we've never seen before. It autonomously retaliated against a person, researching and publishing a personal attack without any human instruction. I explain impact, accountability issues, tech solutions, and more here: cyberbullying.org/an-ai-bot-ch...

My brand new piece is up! "OpenAI’s Teen Safety Blueprint, and What AI Platforms Should Do Next" - I discuss the main takeaways from their guiding framework, and detail other steps for the industry to support youth well-being and mental health. Happy to discuss! cyberbullying.org/open-ai-teen...

On the heels of #AntiBullyingWeek, I weighed in for a brand new piece in *US News and World Report* on Bullying in Schools, and covered what to do if your child is the aggressor, how schools must cultivate positive climates, empathy, and resilience, and more. www.usnews.com/education/ar....

It was such a pleasure working with you! I’m grateful there’s another resource out in the world to help parents and caregivers navigate raising a child in the digital age.

Brand new resource just launched! I worked with @UNICEF to help parents and guardians know how to talk to their child about cyberbullying. Of course, I'm here to provide further input and advice for your specific online platform, school, family, or community situation - just DM me. lnkd.in/enRhw3XE

Just wanted to share my brand new piece and some new photos reflecting on our South Africa conference where we tackled a number of major issues at the intersection of artificial intelligence, online safety, and the digital rights of a child! cyberbullying.org/ai-online-sa...

My brand new piece is out! "Child Rights Impact Assessments (CRIAs) to Support Youth Online" - I explain the importance of online platforms themselves formally assessing how well they are managing child rights as they build their products. cyberbullying.org/child-rights...

NEW PAPER ALERT! Do levels of hope among youth affect the likelihood they will engage in online aggression? We found that students with less hope were 57% *more* likely to harm others online over the last month, while those with more hope were 36% *less* likely. www.frontiersin.org/journals/soc...

Brand new report just released! A product of our international working group's focus on optimal online safety approaches that support children's rights, agency, and well-being! I share my key takeaways in a new piece here: cyberbullying.org/child-center... #FrontiersinDigitalChildSafety

Just shared our new research on youth and AI at WABF2025 in beautiful Stavanger, Norway, and discussed what platforms, educators, and parents can do to prevent harms! Also connected with dear colleagues, & did some bucket-list hiking! I'd love to tell you about it! cyberbullying.org/2025-world-a...

New research alert! We identify a strong link between 18 forms of online aggression and PTSD among US teens. Minor forms of online harm (e.g., exclusion) were as traumatic as major online attacks (e.g., threats). Implications for online platforms and schools here: cyberbullying.org/online-aggre...

Some of my thoughts are featured in this incredibly well-written and well-researched new piece in *Elle* by @katiecreilly.bsky.social, focused on the aggression, hostility, and threats that female athletes regularly face. www.elle.com/culture/a647...

Doing work on AI, child rights, and online safety? Here's a CFP for the 2nd International Conference on Children's Rights at Stellenbosch University in South Africa in September 2025. Hope you can participate - should be an incredible event like last year's! Message me for other details.

My brand new piece just dropped! "Year One of a Phone-Free School" - read on for lessons learned from the impacts of a phone ban on students, faculty, and staff in a school in Maryland. Are you considering the same? Why or why not? Let's discuss! cyberbullying.org/phone-free-s...

I am heavily quoted in this new Forbes India piece, and discuss how the parent-child relationship in the Asian Indian culture (historically) may keep youth from seeking help from those best positioned to support them. www.forbesindia.com/article/take...

My brand new piece is out today! I weigh in on the heated discussion involving student phone bans at school, and cover the research, the implementation, student perceptions, my takeaways, and a reason to ban - and a reason not to ban. cyberbullying.org/student-phon...

IMPORTANT for my educator friends: Launched *today* is Instagram's new School Partnership Program, which I helped advise on - enroll your school to receive prioritized reporting and response when your students face cyberbullying or other online issues. My take: cyberbullying.org/instagram-sc...

As we continue to make sure our work is youth-centered, I present a brand new installment in our annual series entitled "A Teen's View of Social Media in 2025" - Everyone, meet Elly! cyberbullying.org/teens-view-o...

Happy Safer Internet Day 2025! Today, we release our new report summarizing the research on youth & well-being, discussing legislative efforts, and proposing clear recommendations for regulators and platforms within our SAFEST model for youth online safety efforts. cyberbullying.org/the-safest-m...

Updated today for Safer Internet Day 2025 (tomorrow, February 11th)! Check out our detailed index of every social media app we know! Learn how each work, how popular they are, when they were created, age restrictions, & more! Get familiar with those you don't know! cyberbullying.org/most-popular...

With Safer Internet Day in one week (Feb 11), we've updated our *Social Media Glossary* so you can stay current on online slang and vernacular. You know what Cap and Rizz and Mid means, but what about Beige Flag? Cuffed? Fein? Roman Empire? Sneaky link? Download: cyberbullying.org/social-media...

New piece out! "How Platforms Should Build AI Chatbots to Prioritize Youth Safety" - In the light of the Character.AI lawsuits, I discuss seven practical implementations for companies building AI-driven social chatbots for youth. What am I missing? Let's discuss! cyberbullying.org/ai-chatbots-...