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We teach school kids about safe sex. We need to teach safe sexting too

Researchers have argued the legal approach to sexting can end up punishing those it is supposed to protect. It also adds to the shaming and fear around sexting for young people.

Teenage boy texting on phone. A 2021 survey of almost 7,000 Australian teenagers (aged 14 to 18) found sexting was "ordinary practice" for young people.

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15 Mar 2024 3 minute read
By ECU Newsroom in Opinion

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We teach school kids about safe sex. We need to teach safe sexting too

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