I read the article, too, in the USA Today. I don't see the hubbub. I remember as I read the article that I either raised the DUH flag or the SO WHAT? flag throughout the entire thing. Yeah, underages (or anyone, really) sending explicit texts/photos isn't really a good thing, but there's not much you can do about it. Any law banning this will be virtually unenforceable, and if the idea of having sexually explicit content of yourself available to all won't stop these kids, a law certainly won't.
But sigh, this thread piqued my interest, so:
*digs paper out of recycle bin*
The study was funded by Cox Communications and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. That almost guarantees that the questions were cherry picked to give high results, and the partnership with a multimillion (billion?) dollar company pretty much means this was a publicity stunt. The article is typical of modern media, using vague and useless statistics to drive home a point. (25% of teens know "someone" who had a "bad experience" due to information that was posted online.)
Also, what qualifies as a nearly nude photo? Who doesn't have pictures of themselves in a bathing suit?
Sounds to me like more news that isn't actually news. I have more stuff I could type, but I've relost interest in the article just by typing these couple of paragraphs out.
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