Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

We teach school kids about safe sex. We need to teach safe sexting too

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par Giselle Natassia Woodley, Researcher and Phd Candidate, Edith Cowan University
Lelia Green, Professor of Communications, Edith Cowan University

Sexting involves taking self-made naked or partially naked sexual photos, videos or explicit texts and sending them online or via a mobile phone. They are more commonly referred to as “nudes” or “dick pics” by young people.

A 2021 survey of almost 7,000 Australian teenagers (aged 14 to 18) found sexting was “ordinary practice” for young people. Of those surveyed, 86% reported they had received sexts and 70% said they had sent them.

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