Jun 18, 2019
Youth Sexting Tied To Sexual Behavior, Mental Health Risks
But whether there’s a causal link, and in which direction, remains uncertain. Read the article here.
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Jun 17, 2019
Boomerang Nude GIFs Are The Latest Sexting Trend
People are sending Boomeranged solicited nudes to one another. Read the article here.
Jun 12, 2019
What Age Should Parents Teach Their Children Healthy Sexuality?
Jim Burns of HomeWord provides some helpful suggestions to parents. Read his blog post here.
Jun 12, 2019
Chest Binding Helps Smooth the Way For Transgender Teens, But There May Be Risks
People who use binders report symptoms like back and chest pain, overheating and shortness of breath. Read the article here.
Jun 11, 2019
10 Secret Text Codes Teen Use
Parentology shares 10 secret text codes that parents must be aware of. Read the full article here.
Jun 8, 2019
Check Your Kid’s Phone For This Dangerous App
“Yellow” is a popular dating app that allows individuals to meet up with other snapchat friends in their area, but the age verification process isn’t very strict… allowing for older users to meet with kids. Read the full article here.
Jun 5, 2019
Pornhub Wants to Buy Tumblr So They Can Bring Porn Back to the Platform
Tumblr saw a massive drop in traffic when it banned adult content last year, and now Verizon—who owns Tumblr—is reportedly trying to sell it, according to a Wall Street Journal story. Read the full article here.
May 28, 2019
Snapchat Is Battling A Porn Studio Trying To Sneak X-Rated Lenses Past Its Censors
A porn studio called Naughty America is under fire from Snapchat after the app banned them from promoting themselves on the app, but the studio returned with new insidious ways to market themselves to users. Read the article here.
May 20, 2019
For Teens, Romances Where The Couple Never Meets Are Now Normal
A generation that lives online is redefining dating; ‘We only met for 20 minutes and that was the first and last time we ever saw each other.’ Read the article here.
May 19, 2019
4 Confessions About The Secret Porn World Of “Premium” Snapchat
Fight The New Drug shares information on the trend of “premium” snapchat accounts. Read the full article here.
May 17, 2019
Tinder Dating Among Teens: When Swipe-Right Culture Goes To High School
The massively popular dating app claims to block underage users. The only workaround? Lying. And everyone is doing it. Read the article here.
May 16, 2019
Montana Becomes 15th State to Recognize Public Health Harms of Porn
Montana just became the 15th state to pass a resolution recognizing the public health harms of pornography. Read the full article here.
May 16, 2019
Are Teenagers Having As Much Sex As ‘Riverdale’ Thinks They Are?
Riverdale portrays teens from ages 14-18 engaging in sexual acts. In fact, it’s rare to find a character on the show who hasn’t had their moment in the sexual spotlight. But are real teens of the same age having sex at the rate that the CW show suggests? Read the article here.
May 16, 2019
U.S. Birthrate Among Women In Teens, 20s Hits A 32-Year Low
Demographers and economists point to young people postponing marriage and starting families later in life, as well as lingering effects of the Great Recession, for the birthrate decline. Read the article here.
May 13, 2019
Adult Affiliate Marketing: Why You’re Seeing So Many Porn Bots On Instagram
Fight the New Drug talks “porn bots,” and why you’re seeing so many of them on Instagram. Read the full article here.
May 11, 2019
Reinventing Religion, Millennials Rewrite The Rules Of Relationships
As the number of religiously unaffiliated people in the US increases, what some call the “sexual revolution of the millennial generation” may be taking place. Read the full article here.
May 8, 2019
Facebook Recommits To A More Personalized Dating App, Your Privacy
Forbes talks about Facebook’s new dating app, Secret Crush, that was announced at F8, the annual Facebook developer conference. Read the full article here.
May 5, 2019
If Instagram Has A Strict “No Nudity” Policy, Why Is There So Much Porn On The App?
Fight the New Drug shares an article on the surprising amount of pornographic content on Instagram, despite it’s strict “no nudity” policy. Read the full article here.
May 2, 2019
Change In Law Makes “Sexting” Less Perilous For Washington Teens
Under a new bill, teens under 17 will in some cases no longer face felony charges — or possibly need to to register as sex offenders — for sharing nudes, sometimes called “sexting. Read the full article here.
Apr 28, 2019
Watch: Sexual Health Advocates and Addiction Coaches Debate the Ethics of Porn
Relevant Magazine shares an insightful video by a Youtube channel called Jubilee, where people who disagree on certain topics are invited to have a conversation with each other. The topic of this video is pornography. Read the full article here.