The number of popular social media sites available on kids' mobile devices has exploded in recent years. ...
02:32 PM, Mar 18, 2013
London: Sexting can result in girls becoming distraught after their explicit photos and videos are passed on to others or even put up on social networking websites without their consent, a UK-based children's charity has warned. Three-quarters of girls who have sent explicit images to boys on their mobiles said the pictures were shared without their consent, the Daily Mail reported. Girls can become distraught after regretting giving in to...
03:01 PM, Aug 26, 2012
Washington: Sexting irks teenagers, but 30 per cent of them anyway "sext" nude pictures of themselves to others, a new study in the US has found. The study of nearly 1,000 teens aged between 14 and 19 years in Texas found that sexting is common among this age group with nearly 28 per cent of them admitting that they had sent nude pictures of themselves through electronic means. While 31...
03:26 PM, Jul 03, 2012
Washington: Prevalence of sexting seems to be hard to pin down, as many teens continue to send sexually explicit photos to others through cellphones despite knowing its consequences, a new study has found. Researchers at the University of Utah in the US found that nearly 20 per cent teens admitted to have been engaged in sexting, which is defined as sending nude or seminude photos, or sexually explicit text messages....
11:04 AM, Jun 16, 2012
London: Sexting has become a favourite pastime of many, including celebrities. Now, scientists have claimed that the desire to share intimate pictures with others may actually not be their fault - it could be hardwired into their brains. Recent studies have found that more than half of women's sexual fantasies reflect their desire to be sexually irresistible to men. In one recent survey, 47 per cent of women reported the...
02:21 PM, May 26, 2012
Sydney: Peer pressure drives young men and women to share sexual images through mobile phones - a new phenomenon described as 'sexting'. "However, research regarding the issue is in its infancy, and the voice of young people is missing from this discussion and debate," said Shelley Walker from the Primary Care Research Unit at the University of Melbourne. The qualitative study involved individual interviews with a group of males and...
12:37 PM, Oct 02, 2011
London: Sexting has just got the official sanction. And joining it in the dictionary is woot - a word that, for the uninitiated, means an electronic commuication to express enthusiasm or triumph. The latest edition of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary also contains words like retweet, which means to forward a message on Twitter, reported Daily Telegraph. Then there is jeggings, which is a cross between leggings and jean. There's...
12:11 PM, Aug 19, 2011
New York: An online action figure company has jumped on the Anthony Weiner sexting scandal bandwagon with a doll of the New York congressman in two versions: censored and uncensored. HeroBuilders.com of Oxford, Conn., is offering the standard doll for $39.95 and the anatomically correct for adults only version for an extra $10. Both are dressed in a gym shirt and shorts with a label that reads Tweet This. Weiner...
10:50 AM, Jun 15, 2011
Washington: The second-ranking House Democrat joined the party leadership in urging Republican Anthony Weiner to quit because of his sexting scandal, a request the New York lawmaker has sidestepped in favor of a temporary leave of absence. The Republican Party chairman criticized Democratic leaders for not taking a more forceful stand earlier on the affair, which has overshadowed much of the legislative business on Capitol Hill over the past week....
10:24 AM, Jun 13, 2011
Sacramento, California: So-called "sexting" would be added to the list of infractions that school officials can cite to expel students under a bill passed by the state Senate. Senators on Tuesday unanimously passed SB919 by Sen. Ted Lieu, a Torrance Democrat. It defines sexting as sending or receiving sexually explicit pictures or video electronically. Lieu says it's a growing problem in California schools. He cited a study saying one in...
11:24 AM, Jun 03, 2011
San Francisco: Apple has been granted a patent that allows parents to prevent their children from sending and receiving sexually explicit text messages. The patent was granted Tuesday by the US Patent and Trademark Office and allows parents or other administrators of mobile phones to set definitions for banned texts. Messages containing the offending words could be censored or deleted before reaching the recipient. Parents could also opt to receive...
12:58 PM, Oct 14, 2010
Study shows teens carry nude or sexually suggestive snaps in mobiles. ...
10:47 AM, Dec 17, 2009
'Sexting' has become a concern for parents and schools internationally . ...
02:11 PM, May 04, 2009
