Of those teens, four percent admitted to having sent a sext to another person and fifteen percent said they had received a sext of someone they know. Between 20 the portion of teenagers who owned cell phones increased from forty-five to seventy-five percent. Children as young as twelve years old have engaged in the practice. or over the Internet.” Typically, a person takes a digital photo of himself or herself and sends it via mobile phone as a text message. Sexting has been defined as “he practice of sending or posting sexually suggestive text messages and images, including nude or semi-nude photographs, via cellular phones.
Lastly, Part VI proposes possible solutions. Part V examines how Snapchat directly conflicts with current law. Part IV discusses the implications of sexting, legal and otherwise. Part III explains the Snapchat application and its various uses. Part II provides background information on the practice and prevalence of sexting. This comment explores sexting between minors and its inseparable link to Snapchat. ” Unsurprisingly, this has led to the use of Snapchat for sexting since its launch in September 2011. he data is completely deleted and could not be recalled even if law enforcement came looking for. “he company deletes any videos or photos off its servers after the content has been viewed.
have that long to view your message and then it disappears forever.” And disappear it does. The company touts: “imply set the timer up to ten seconds and send. Enter Snapchat, a mobile phone application that sends self-destructing messages. Communications can be disseminated “by the friends with whom share it, or even by Facebook at its discretion.” Indeed, Facebook recently sent its users notice of a pending class action which claims that “Facebook unlawfully used the names, profile pictures, photographs, likenesses, and identities of Facebook users in the United States to advertise or sell products and services. Yet a careful reading of Facebook’s privacy policy dispels any notion that information a person chooses to share will not be disclosed to anybody else-even if shared with only one friend. Such potential for misuse is particularly unsettling in light of the fact that three hundred million photos are uploaded to Facebook every day. A headshot of popular blogger Sara Pinnix was used “to promote an overseas Tarot card reader named Cristal.” And eighteen-year-old Arielle Goldfinch’s pictures were used on Tagged, a website “aimed at meeting people for sexual relationships.” Cheryl Smith was unknowingly made the face of a dating website. The usurpation of personal pictures posted on social media websites is not uncommon. Poltash, Snapchat and Sexting: A Snapshot of Baring Your Bare Essentials, 19 Rich.