What are the most common types of cyberbullying? Dr. Hinduja: Cyberbullying can take many different forms, including: How is cyberbullying different from face-to-face bullying? Dr. Hinduja: Cyberbullying by nature is online and therefore has the potential to reach a wider number of people, and increase the extent of the harm. The public and permanent nature...Read More
Lawmakers across the country are increasingly concerned about the harmful effects of social media on young children. As a result, in 2026 alone 40 states and Puerto Rico have introduced 300 bills and resolutions addressing kids’ use of these platforms. Many of these bills would require age verification for users, which concerns privacy advocates who...Read More
As school systems across the country continue to grapple with the grim consequences of shootings on their campuses, district and schools are pouring money into technologies meant to keep students safe—despite those systems’ flaws and limitations. A new EdWeek Research Center survey sheds light on the kinds of tools K-12 administrators are betting on. The...Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – A bill designed to protect young social media users from predators and addictive functions is now almost guaranteed to become law in Minnesota. Protecting kids on social media The backstory: Wednesday, the Minnesota Senate cleared a path for the bill to come up for a vote even though it...Read More
Last November, when the Canadian Center for Child Protection published nationally-representative data on the scale of sextortion and other forms of image based online abuse, it was a wake-up call for child safety online. According to the survey of nearly 1,300 Canadian teens who were sexually victimized online, over half of the cases involved images...Read More
In the digital age, a kid’s journey into the world of social media is only natural. While the flashy apps that buy and sell our attention are disguised as harmless outlets for connectivity, they are designed to hold us captive. Infinite scrolling, autoplay videos, constant notifications and visible ‘like’ counts are not random features. And...Read More
A Chicago-area couple that lost their son to suicide after he was cyberbullied is pledging millions to stop more tragedies. Nate Bronstein was a student at the prestigious Latin School of Chicago and took his own life in 2022 at the age of 15. Nate’s parents, Rose and Rob Bronstein, have already donated $7.8 million...Read More
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico state prosecutors are seeking fundamental changes to Meta’s social media apps and algorithms to safeguard children in the second phase of a landmark trial on allegations that platforms such as Instagram have created a public safety hazard. Opening statements began Monday in the three-week bench trial to decide...Read More
The TikTok app logo is seen in this photo illustration taken in Warsaw, Poland on 18 November, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images The EU is clamping down on social media firms and plans to target “addictive design” features on TikTok and Instagram as governments worldwide look to protect children from the harms of...Read More
A 21-year-old girl asks on Reddit what she can do about the compromising images she previously sent online. When she was 16 years old, she shared several nude photos with a person she met on the internet. At the time, it seemed like a good idea because she really wanted him to like her. Five...Read More
