General Article Teenage sexting

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‘It’s so commonplace that I doubt many [teenagers] would bat an eyelid,’ 16-year-old Amy said to the Telegraph. ‘If I asked around, I could probably get ten to 20 photos that have been sent around or put on Facebook in under an hour.’

 

A widespread phenomenon

Sending sexually explicit photos, messages or video clips – or, as it is called, sexting – via mobile phones or the Internet, is becoming increasingly common among British teenagers. According to Sherry Adhami, Director of Communicat...

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