Tuesday, May 05, 2009

No such thing as safe "sexting", Aussie teens warned...

Teens sending nude or suggestive photos of themselves over their mobile phones are being warned -- "sexting" can damage your future.

Australia's state government of New South Wales launched an education campaign this week to combat the growing practice of "sexting," saying these images or sexually explicit text messages can be posted on the Internet or forwarded to others, which can end up in harassment or even sexual assault.

"Sexting," a play on the term texting, has become a concern for parents and schools internationally with the proliferation of mobile phones with cameras and social networking sites, but such images can be classified as child pornography by law. More...

See also:

  1. 14-year-old girl arrested for posting nude photos of herself...
  2. Is it porn if teenagers share racy photos of themselves?
  3. Teen 'sexting' craze leading to child porn arrests in US...

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