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Sexting is sending and receiving sexually explicit messages, primarily between mobile phones. The term was first popularized in the early 21st century, and is a portmanteau of ''sex'' and ''texting'', where the latter is meant in the wide sense of sending a text possibly with images. In August 2012, the word sexting was listed for the first time in Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. ==Background== The first published use of the term ''sexting'' was in a 2005 article in the Australian ''Sunday Telegraph Magazine''. The Pew Research Center commissioned a study on sexting, which divides the practice into three types:〔 #Exchange of images solely between two romantic partners #Exchanges between partners that are shared with others outside the relationship #Exchanges between people who are not yet in a relationship, but where at least one person hopes to be. Sexting has become more common with the rise in camera phones and smartphones with internet access, that can be used to send explicit photographs as well as messages.〔 While sexting is used by married couples,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sexting Among Married Couples: Who Is Doing It, and Are They More Satisfied? )〕 most media coverage fixates on negative aspects of adolescent usage. While film cameras often required a dark room to process negatives, modern camera phones can record sexually explicit images and videos in privacy. Young adults use the medium of the text message much more than any other new media to transmit messages of a sexual nature. Teenagers who have unlimited text messaging plans are also more likely to receive sexually suggestive texts. As a result of sexting being a relatively recent practice, ethics are still being established by both those who engage in it and those who create legislation based on this concept. Whether sexting is seen as a positive or negative experience typically rests on the basis of whether or not consent was given to share the images. Nevertheless, the law currently views under-18s as being unable to give consent to sexting, even if they meet the legal age for sexual consent. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sexting」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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