It’s also not an “intrinsically harmful” behaviour, he said, with the majority of sexts remaining private between the sender and intended recipient. About four in 10 young Canadians have sent a sext and more than six in 10 have received one, suggests a new report, which also puts a spotlight on the unauthorized sharing of sexual photographs among teens. Obviously, there’s an inherent harm just in the loss of privacy and violation of consent . “The sharing behaviours are being done by almost exclusively the same people,” he said. The MediaSmarts study was based on an anonymous, internet-based survey of young people around the country that was conducted in August and September 2017.

Source: thestar February 06, 2018 04:52 UTC