Teenagers are going to sext, let’s teach them to do it safely

Teenage lovers have always shared intimate messages with each other. While previous generations relied on handwritten notes, late-night phone calls or Polaroid pictures, today’s adolescents can express intimacy through sexts – self-made sexually explicit images and videos shared via mobile phones. Most teenagers themselves refer to the phenomenon as ‘sending nudes’ or simply ‘sharing pics’.

Publication year:2020

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