: the sending of sexually explicit messages or images by cell phone
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And when silence sets in, there’s still an exchange to tend to, as Johnson occasionally, with apprehension, responds to a lover’s insistent sexting.
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Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
The app works by employing artificial intelligence to analyze phone activity for signs of cyberbullying, violence, sexting, suicidal ideation, or adult content.
—Lindsay Modglin, Parents, 19 Dec. 2023
One girlfriend said she’s had as many as four different sexting sessions going at once.
—Drew Harwell, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
Studies suggest that sexting, or sharing intimate information via digital devices, is practiced by 25 percent to 35 percent of teenagers.
—Lauren Leffer, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2023
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Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
The app works by employing artificial intelligence to analyze phone activity for signs of cyberbullying, violence, sexting, suicidal ideation, or adult content.
—Lindsay Modglin, Parents, 19 Dec. 2023
One girlfriend said she’s had as many as four different sexting sessions going at once.
—Drew Harwell, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
Studies suggest that sexting, or sharing intimate information via digital devices, is practiced by 25 percent to 35 percent of teenagers.
—Lauren Leffer, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2023
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“Sexting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sexting. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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