Knowra Sexting Sexting Sexting is the sending or receiving of sexually explicit messages, images, or videos through phones or other digital devices. It can be consensual or nonconsensual and can involve adults or minors.
End-to-end encryption : A communication system in which only the participants' devices can read message contents. It can limit access to intimate messages while they travel between devices.
Adolescent development : The biological, cognitive, and social changes that occur between childhood and adulthood. It helps explain why adolescent sexting raises distinct questions about autonomy and protection.
Digital literacy : The ability to use, evaluate, and protect oneself within digital environments. It supports informed decisions about sending, storing, and sharing intimate content.
Cybersex : Sexual activity conducted through digital communication, often in real time. Cybersex usually describes interactive sexual activity, while sexting centers on sending explicit content.
Digital footprint : The trace of information a person leaves through online activity and digital services. Sexting can create lasting records beyond the original exchange.
Digital media use by adolescents : How young people use networked devices and platforms for communication, identity, and social life. Sexting often occurs within adolescents' ordinary digital communication and peer relationships.
Online safety : Practices and safeguards that reduce harm when using internet-connected services. Sexting safety depends on managing privacy, coercion, and unwanted distribution.
Sexting among adults : The consensual or nonconsensual exchange of sexually explicit digital content between adults. Adult sexting has different legal and developmental contexts from sexting involving minors.
Image-based sexual abuse : The nonconsensual creation or distribution of intimate images, including threats to share them. It describes a serious harm that can follow nonconsensual sharing.
Intimate partner violence : Physical, sexual, or psychological harm inflicted by a current or former intimate partner. A partner may pressure someone to create or share intimate material.
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