Sexting In Teens

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Sexting amongst teenagers today is more common. Especially with the assistance of many upgraded devices such as iPhone. On an iPhone, today you can practically do anything. Teenagers can send pictures, videos and even emojis to express their feelings. They also can screenshot and screen record has well. Ultimately sexting is not unusual amongst newer generations, because the upgraded devices allows anything at the touch of a button. When a teenager is sexting, and sends their nude to their partner, it’s their chose to do so. However, if the partner decides to leak the photo to the public then that person should be considered a sex offender. The partner not only disrupted the other persons privacy, but they also uploaded a picture of most

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