#SYD: One Teen's Solution to Fostering a Positive Online Environment | Bay Matthews | TEDxYouth@MBJH

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Channel: TEDx Talks · 2018 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Bay Matthews explores and exposes the raw and vicious truth of the Internet, and how we interact with one another digitally. After reading many disparaging comments posted online for others to read, Bay was moved to find a way to foster a positive environment online. Bay shares her idea with the audience at TEDxYouth@MBJH during this talk.  

Bay is an eighth-grade student at Mountain Brook Junior High and is a member of the MBJH TEDEd Club. She enjoys writing, making short films, and playing music. She loves watching movies and someday hopes to make a few of her own.

This talk was filmed at TEDxYouth@MBJH 2018 held April 14, 2018 at Mountain Brook Junior High School in Mountain Brook, Alabama.  Bay Matthews is an eighth-grade student at Mountain Brook Junior High. She enjoys writing, making short films, and playing music. She loves watching movies and someday hopes to make a few of her own. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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