Cyber - Research
RESEARCH
CURRENT INITIATIVES & RECENT RESEARCH
The Stanford Adolescents and Social Media Initiative
The Adolescents and Social Media Initiative uses evidence from the scientific literature to guide our understanding of the relationships between adolescents, social media and their well-being, with a focus on the family.
Digital Strength Initiative
Providing a suite of evidence-based tools, training, and expertise, the initiative aims to help people to make better, more informed choices in the digital realm.
Generative Machine Learning and Online Sexual Exploitation
The Stanford Internet Observatory and Thorn find rapid advances in generative machine learning make it possible to create realistic imagery that is facilitating child sexual exploitation.
How Spammers, Scammers and Creators Leverage AI-Generated Images on Facebook for Audience Growth
A new preprint paper looks at the ways Facebook Page operators are using AI image models to create surreal content and generate online engagement.
