Anti-Sexting Campaigns Heat Up
“Sexting,” the short–and sometimes annoying–term for “sexy texting” is getting a lot of negative attention these days as anti-sexting ad campaigns heat up online.
The Ad Council has launched a series of Public Service Announcements promoting the slogan “Think before you post.” One depicts a teenage girl who keeps getting creepy comments from people who seem to know intimate things about her. The football coach compliments her on her new tattoo. The ticket collector at the movie theater asks what color underwear she’s wearing today. Then we hear a voice saying “anything you post online, anyone can see.” Another video shows a girl posting a picture on a bulletin board that instantly reappears after someone takes it down, allowing everyone at the school–even the janitor–to get a copy. The message: once you post something online, “you can’t take it back-anyone can see it.”
