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A recent survey has shown that 18% of teenage boys and 22% of teenage girls have taken part in “sexting”, that is, sending scandalous pictures of themselves via mobile phone. Although it might sound like it’s all in good (if legally murky) fun, the whole thing gets much darker after hearing about a young girl hanging herself after a nude picture of her circulated around her high school thanks to a spiteful ex-boyfriend. There’s a lot to be said after an anecdote like that: on the one hand, gossip, sexuality, and technology usage are all nearly inevitable among teenagers. On the other, is there anything we can do to nip tragic situations like that in the bud? Are stronger parental controls necessary for cell phones, or is better parental education about mobile tech and their kids required?
[via Las Vegas Sun]
About The Author
Simon Sage
Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
