By Larry Magid
Cell phones and the Internet are great ways for romantic partners to stay in touch, but based on a recent survey of 14- to 24-year-olds, they’re also being used to spy and harass significant others.
My report on the Associated Press and MTV study about youth digital abuse focused mostly on sexting and how youth respond to cyberbullying. But there was also some interesting data on how technology is being used for “dating abuse.”
The study also found that “more than 1 in 4 say their boyfriend or girlfriend has checked the text messages on their phone without permission,” and more than 10 percent of the young people said that a boyfriend or girlfriend has demanded that they give them their password.
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