New Issues sexting

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New Issues - sexting

• Karl Hopwood
• Insafe

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What is sexting?

• Sexting (a portmanteau of sex and texting) is the
  act of sending sexually explicit messages or
  photos electronically, primarily between cell
  phones.
• wikipedia

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Sex and Tech 2008 CosmoGirl and National
Campaign to prevent teen and unplanned pregnancy
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But....

• 71 of teen girls and 67 of teen boys who have
  sent or posted sexually suggestive content say
  they have sent/posted this content to a
  boyfriend/girlfriend.

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Myth and Reality14 year old girl

• It was only for my boyfriend
• It was a private thing between him and me
• I felt safe in my bedroom
• I never believed hed do that
• I trusted him
• Now everyone knows...
• I would never have done this in the real world!

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16 year old boy

• I would never have done that if Id realised.
• It was only a bit of fun
• Everyones doing it
• It wasnt supposed to upset her

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We say...Be careful what you do on webcam

• Should we be more explicit?
• Do we need to tell them not to expose themselves?
• Do we need to tell them not to perform sexual
  acts on webcam?
• Why are they doing these things?

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Cyprus

• Growing trend......
• 12 year old girl 16 year old boy
• He recorded the incident....threatened the girl
  and said he would send the video to her parents
  if she didnt continue their sexual relationship
• Is this due to a lack of sex education in school?
• Case is currently in court...

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Categorising the risks
From EU Kids Online
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Pre-internet....
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Enlarge....copy.....
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Distribute.....
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They lost interest a long time ago!
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Now with the internet!
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Young people are impulsive and are always prepared
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Why do YP sext?

• Pressured by friends
• Trying to impress
• Responding to a request or sexual message
• Because they are unaware of the consequences and
  think it will be funny...

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Australia
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USA
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Think before you post...
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Cox Communications Teen Online Wireless
Safety Survey, in Partnership with the National
Center for Missing Exploited Children (NCMEC)
and John Walsh
Cox Communications Teen Online Wireless
Safety Survey, in Partnership with the National
Center for Missing Exploited Children (NCMEC)
and John Walsh May 09