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PRESSES TO SEND NUDE PHOTOS: Girls say they have been pressured to send naked pictures of themselves. Photo: Shutterstock
Young girls who send naked pictures of themselves on mobile phones and online often do so under pressure.
The figures from Media Authority survey on children and the media , which looks at 9-16 year olds use and experiences of media.
Feeling pressure
One of four girls said they felt pressured to send images of themselves naked. Among the boys felt almost no pressure, there says 87 percent said they wanted to send nude pictures.
Senior Advisor in Media Authority, Thomas Haugan-Hepsø, takes a serious found.
– It may be pressure from boyfriend or anyone else who wants you to undress and submit it, there’s nothing particularly, says Haugan-Hepsø.
More parts pictures of themselves
Nine percent of children between 13 and 16 years during the past year sent nude pictures of themselves. It is mostly 15- and 16-year olds who have done this, here responding around 15 percent said they had sent such pictures.
This is an increase from the previous year, according to the Media Authority.
– It could largely reflects that there are several possibilities. There are several platforms one can share such images, says Haugan-Hepsø.
Sending to unknown
Both boys and girls send nude pictures. 65 percent of girls said they send them to his girlfriend while 58 percent have sent a boy friend. Among boys sends 35 percent nude photo of his girlfriend, 54 percent to a girl friend.
Many more boys than girls have sent nude pictures to someone they only know from online. 22 percent of boys say they have done so, while 14 percent of girls say the same.


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