have that long to view your message and then it disappears forever.” And disappear it does.
“he company deletes any videos or photos off its servers after the content has been viewed. he data is completely deleted and could not be recalled even if law enforcement came looking for. ” Unsurprisingly, this has led to the use of Snapchat for sexting since its launch in September 2011. This comment explores sexting between minors and its inseparable link to Snapchat. Part II provides background information on the practice and prevalence of sexting. Part III explains the Snapchat application and its various uses. Part IV discusses the implications of sexting, legal and otherwise. Part V examines how Snapchat directly conflicts with current law. Lastly, Part VI proposes possible solutions. Sexting has been defined as “he practice of sending or posting sexually suggestive text messages and images, including nude or semi-nude photographs, via cellular phones. or over the Internet.” Typically, a person takes a digital photo of himself or herself and sends it via mobile phone as a text message. Children as young as twelve years old have engaged in the practice. Between 20 the portion of teenagers who owned cell phones increased from forty-five to seventy-five percent. Of those teens, four percent admitted to having sent a sext to another person and fifteen percent said they had received a sext of someone they know. Those figures nearly parallel the percentage of adults who have sent and received sexts, and have increased significantly since 2009.