Kara Alaimo, PhD is a communication professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University, where she created the university’s programs in social media. She is author of Over the Influence: Why Social Media is Toxic for Women and Girls – And How We Can Take It Back, which explains how social media is affecting every aspect of the lives of women and girls and what we can do about it. She has been writing for CNN Opinion about the social impact of social media and issues affecting women since 2016. A former spokesperson in the Obama administration and communicator at the United Nations, she lives in New Jersey with her family. For more information, visit www.karaalaimo.com and follow her on Instagram, Facebook and X.