Girls feel presssured to “trade” intimate images with boys who sent unsolicited picturesYoung people face a crisis of online sexual violence, with unsolicited sexual images becoming “dangerously normalised”, academics warn. A study involving young people aged 12 to 18 found that most girls had received an image of male genitalia, often from adult men who were strangers. SponsoredMore than half of the boys and girls who received unwanted sexual content online or had their image shared without their consent did nothing. Only 2 per cent reported the incident to school authorities, 5 per cent to parents and 17 per cent to social media companies. Girls also felt pressured to “trade” intimate images with boys who sent pictures unsolicited.

Source: The Times December 06, 2021 12:12 UTC