Teenage Folly or Child Abuse? State Responses to “Sexting” by Minors in the U.S. and Germany
Year: 2011
Type: article
Abstract: As the digital generation grows up, societies' norms are being challenged by changing views of what is acceptable communication. Young people live much of their lives online: texting and ‘sexting’ their thoughts and images to their intimates and strangers alike. These changes have challenged the legal structures committed to protecting society's youth. This paper explores the development of the law in the United States and Germany concerning sexualized text messages or ‘sexts’. It asks whether and under what conditions such communications are pornographic and represent a signal for prosecution or protection.
Source: Policy & Internet
Authors: Sandra Schmitz, Lawrence Siry
Institution: University of Luxembourg
Language: English
Subfield: Law
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2011741195