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While most American teenagers do not engage in sexting, those who do face a high probability of negative consequences. Findings suggest that nearly half of adolescents who send sexually explicit images experience nonconsensual sharing of those images or become…
* 📱 Nearly half of US teens who send explicit images face negative consequences like nonconsensual sharing or sextortion. This risk significantly rises when images are sent to individuals who are not current romantic partners.
* 📊 A 2025 national survey of 3,466 US adolescents (ages 13-17) revealed that 24% sent a sext, and 32% received one. Of those who sent sexts, 46.8% experienced nonconsensual sharing, and nearly 50% were targeted by sextortion.
* ⚠️ Sending sexts to non-partners dramatically increases risk: over 13 times more likely to have images shared without consent and nearly 5 times more likely to be targeted by sextortion.
#TeenSafety #DigitalLiteracy #Sextortion
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* 📊 A 2025 national survey of 3,466 US adolescents (ages 13-17) revealed that 24% sent a sext, and 32% received one. Of those who sent sexts, 46.8% experienced nonconsensual sharing, and nearly 50% were targeted by sextortion.
* ⚠️ Sending sexts to non-partners dramatically increases risk: over 13 times more likely to have images shared without consent and nearly 5 times more likely to be targeted by sextortion.
#TeenSafety #DigitalLiteracy #Sextortion
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