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Digital Self-Harm: The Growing Problem You’ve Never Heard Of

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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 comments directed toward her on the anonymous app Ask.fm
were […]



Lessons Learned from Ten Generative AI Misuse Cases

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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 as government!) have a clear role to play, and I’ve
explained their respective […]



Teens and AI: Virtual Girlfriend and Virtual Boyfriend Bots

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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 CoPilot, but rather those that are specifically used as […]



When Your Mother is Your Cyberbully

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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 involved a 14-year-old girl from Beal City,
Michigan. I […]



World Anti-Bullying Forum 2023!

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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, cyberbullying, and other forms of
interpersonal violence against children and young people. Delegates […]



Cyberbullying Continues to Rise among Youth in the United States

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Here at the Cyberbullying Research Center, we routinely collect data from middle
and high school students so that we can keep on top of what they are
experiencing online. Over the last two decades, we have completed about twenty
unique studies of teens and tweens in the United States involving more than
30,000 subjects. And […]



Social Media, Youth, and New Legislation: The Most Critical Components

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In my last piece, I discussed how some legislation in various US states has been
proposed without careful consideration of the contributing factors of
internalized and externalized harm among youth. More specifically, I expressed
concern that the complexities surrounding why youth struggle emotionally and
psychologically demand more than simplistic, largely unenforceable solutions. We
recognize that […]



State Laws, Social Media Bans, and Youth: What Are We Doing?

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There has been a flurry of activity related to new legislation intending to make
social media and gaming platforms safer and more accountable to upholding
expected standards of trust, security, transparency, and privacy. These laws are
being proposed because of continued concern of possible ill effects of popular
platforms on the well-being of young people. […]



Takeaways from the Surgeon General’s Advisory on Social Media

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U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued an advisory earlier this year
entitled “Social Media and Youth Mental Health.” In this public statement, Dr.
Murthy summarizes the (limited and often methodologically shaky) research
related to adolescents use of social media. His primary focus is on mental
health, though other aspects of child wellbeing are also […]



Harassment in TikTok Comments: A Pilot Test of the TikTok Research API

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In the Spring of 2023, TikTok released a Research API to academic researchers in
the United States in an effort to “enhance transparency with the research
community” and “stay accountable to how we moderate and recommend content.”1
According to their documentation, approved access allows for the retrieval of: •
Public account data, such as user […]



Generative AI Risks and Harms – The Role of Platforms and Users

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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 beginning of time, though, every novel
technology suffused with promise also provides an […]



Generative AI as a Vector for Harassment and Harm

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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 societal members in almost limitless ways. In this
environment of giddy euphoria about […]



A Teen’s View of Social Media in 2023

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I met Amelia when speaking at a high school in Central Florida, and was struck
by her wide-angle view on the impact of social media in her life, and in the
lives of her peers. I thought our readers could learn a lot from her insights,
and so I asked her to provide this year’s […]



Take it Down: A New Tool to Combat the Unauthorized Sharing of Explicit Images
of Minors

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It has long been stressed that once you send an image to someone else, or post
it online, you lose complete control over how that image is used and where it
might end up. While this is still mostly true, the National Center for Missing
and Exploited Children (NCMEC), with funding from Meta, has developed […]



School Administrators Charged with Child Exploitation After Investigating
Sexting

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Last spring, Brush High School (Brush, Colorado) assistant principal Bradley
Bass was alerted to a student sexting issue at his school. He and secondary
schools director Scott Hodgson looked into it. They talked to some students who
were reportedly involved, and determined that intimate images had been shared
consensually. At least one student voluntarily showed […]


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digital world. The best discussion of the subject we have ever seen!

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Miami Country Day School

Recent Media Mentions

Research highlights upward trajectory of digital self-harm among US teens from
2016 to 2021

- July 10, 2024, Medical Xpress

Digital self-harm surging among teens: Why are children bullying themselves?

- July 09, 2024, StudyFinds

What Is Doxxing, and How Can Educators Protect Their Privacy Online?

- May 09, 2024, Education Week

Instagram to test blurring nudity in messages to protect teens from sextortion

- Apr 12, 2024, NBC News

Instagram Targets Teen Sextortion Scammers With Nude Image Filter For Direct
Messages

- Apr 12, 2024, Forbes

The Race to Detect AI-Generated Content and Tackle Harms

- Mar 11, 2024, Tech Policy Press

University of North Carolina System Banning Apps Over Cyberbullying

- Mar 13, 2024, Inside Higher Ed

5 ways to help boys cultivate friends and combat loneliness

- Jan 1, 2024, CNN

Thinking Through Generative AI Harms Among Users on Online Platforms

- Nov 9, 2023, Berkman Klein Center

School of Education hosts World Anti-Bullying Forum for first time outside
Europe

- Oct 30, 2023, The Daily Tar Heel

‘IDK what to do’: Thousands of teen boys are being extorted in sexting scams

- Oct 2, 2023, The Washington Post

Books
Bullying Beyond the Schoolyard: Preventing and Responding to Cyberbullying
Bullying Today: Bullet Points and Best Practices
A Leader’s Guide to “Words Wound”
Words Wound: Delete Cyberbullying and Make Kindness Go Viral
Cyberbullying Prevention and Response: Expert Perspectives
School Climate 2.0: Preventing Cyberbullying and Sexting One Classroom at a Time
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