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Laura Tierney, Founder and CEO of The Social Institute, was recently featured in a powerful article by the National Education Association titled “AI ‘Deepfakes’: A Disturbing Trend in School Cyberbullying.” In the piece, Laura shares her expertise on the alarming rise of A.I.-generated deepfakes, which are digitally altered images and videos that can be nearly impossible to detect, and the growing impact these harmful tools are having on students, particularly girls. Read more here!

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Laura Tierney, founder and CEO of The Social Institute, huddled up with Harrisburg Academy on the Chick2Chick podcast to talk about how schools can empower students to navigate social media and tech in positive ways. With students getting smartphones earlier and earlier, schools are looking for ways to address online distractions. Listen now!

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Following a recent AMBER Alert tied to social media, Laura joined ABC 11 to discuss built-in settings families can use to protect their privacy—like making all accounts private and turning off location sharing across different apps. Read now!

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For the past five years, our team at The Social Institute has surveyed students to understand how they are navigating social media and tech, the challenges they face, and how it impacts their wellbeing. Learn more about it here! 

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Our Founder and CEO, Laura Tierney, recently huddled up with Parents.com to share how students are navigating artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT and more. Read now!

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