1 in 6 Cell Phone-Toting Teens Have Participated in Sexting [STUDY]

The buzz word of choice these past few months when it comes to teens and technology has undoubtedly been “sexting” — and now a new study from The Pew Internet & American Life Project , titled “Teens and Sexting,” indicates that the problem is about as large as many a teen’s phone bill. According to the study, 4 percent of teens 12-17 who own cell phones have sent nude or nearly nude photos of themselves to others via text, and 15 percent admit that they have received these scandalous snaps. And in a country in which 58 percent of 12-year-olds and 83 percent of 17-year-olds own cell phones — that’s a lot of flesh flashing across iPhone screens

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1 in 6 Cell Phone-Toting Teens Have Participated in Sexting [STUDY]