---
title: "Presentation: Teens, Kindness and Cruelty on Social Network Sites"
description: "Amanda Lenhart spoke about how teens use technology and about youth social and emotional experiences in social media spaces."
date: "2012-06-05"
authors:
  - name: "Amanda Lenhart"
    job_title: "Former Director of Teens and Technology Research at the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/amanda-lenhart/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2012/06/05/presentation-teens-kindness-and-cruelty-on-social-network-sites/"
categories:
  - "Religion & Social Values"
  - "Social Media"
  - "Teens & Tech"
  - "Teens & Youth"
tags:
  - "Safety"
  - "Social Networking"
  - "Teens"
---

# Presentation: Teens, Kindness and Cruelty on Social Network Sites

Amanda Lenhart spoke about how teens use technology and about youth social and emotional experiences in social media spaces.

http://www.slideshare.net/PewInternet/teens-kindness-and-cruelty-on-social-network-sites