Cell Phone
The increased use of new media and communications methods by even the youngest members of our society has opened up new worlds of possibilities for everyone. It has of course lead to some people seeking to exploit these new methods of communication for their own ends. Fear about online grooming of children is rightly making parents nervous.
But now The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) is renewing its warnings to children and their parents about the dangers of Sexting – sending sexually explicit or suggestive texts and images of themselves via mobile phones.
There are two issues they seek to highlight. First the loss of control that sending a text or image creates. Once sent an individual has no say in who it is forwarded to and how it is used. The implications of this loss of control may not be immediately apparent to the sender and have potentially grave consequences should the content of the messages appear in the public domain. The potential for bullying and embarrassment are huge.
Secondly is that sending such texts and images to a minor is a criminal act, even if the sender is also a minor.
You can read the press release here.
More information on this and related subjects aimed at kids can be found here.
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