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The Daily Mail reports that children in the UK may receive school lessons about sexting.
Children as young as nine could be taught in school about the dangers of sexting.
New sex education packs produced by a charity warn girls not to send 'sexy and pouting' pictures using their mobile phones.
They suggest telling children of seven not to email photos of themselves in swimming costumes in case they fall into the hands of paedophiles.
The article goes on to say:
The lessons are part of a pack, launched last week, that schools can download for £299 a year.
Norman Wells, director of the Family Education Trust, said it was 'symptomatic of a mindset that thinks young children should take responsibility for their own safety, when in reality it is the job of parents to protect them'.
He added: 'To address such issues in the classroom runs the risk of introducing ideas and thoughts that many children are not ready for. In some cases [it] is likely to breed an unhealthy distrust and suspicion of adults.'
Meanwhile, UK polticians are calling for lessons to "tackle the rise of sexist abuse fuelled by internet porn" and the UK, Australia and the Philippines are currently engulfed in pedophile scandals.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 09 2014, @01:24PM
(Score: 2) by egcagrac0 on Wednesday July 09 2014, @04:02PM
Right. The concern shouldn't be "don't share pictures of your butt", so much as "the modern technology for sharing a picture of your butt with that friend of yours makes it very easy for them to share it with everyone else in the world, and also makes it possible for people who you didn't want to see a picture of your butt to see it".
There is a valid concern for the "... with a computer!" part here, but it's that the people involved don't necessarily understand the implications of the underlying technology - not that sharing a picture of your butt with someone is intrinsically wrong.