Mixed messages
<p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="screening">screening</span> <span word="minors">minors</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="explicit">explicit</span> <span word="sexual">sexual</span> <span word="content">content</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="welcomed">welcomed</span>, <span word="sexting">sexting</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="consenting">consenting</span> <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="privacy">privacy</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="people">people</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rights">rights</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="simultaneously">simultaneously</span> <span word="cracking">cracking</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="sexting">sexting</span> - <span word="sending">sending</span> <span word="sexually">sexually</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="messages">messages</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="photos">photos</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="phone">phone</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="differences">differences</span>, <span word="though">though</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="broader">broader</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eradicate">eradicate</span> <span word="sexual">sexual</span> <span word="content">content</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="distribution">distribution</span> <span word="channels">channels</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="teenagers">teenagers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="photos">photos</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="harassed">harassed</span>.</p><p><span word="Suffice">Suffice</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="teenager">teenager</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="victim">victim</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="sympathy">sympathy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="Witness">Witness</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Edison">Edison</span> <span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="incident">incident</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="adult">adult</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="notebook">notebook</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hacked">hacked</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="resulted">resulted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dissemination">dissemination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="sexually">sexually</span> <span word="explicit">explicit</span> <span word="photos">photos</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="infinite">infinite</span> <span word="hold">hold</span>.</p><p><span word="Cultural">Cultural</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ethical">ethical</span> <span word="mores">mores</span> <span word="differ">differ</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="Unlike">Unlike</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pornography">pornography</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> - <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1949. <span word="Lurid">Lurid</span> <span word="photos">photos</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="videos">videos</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="shock">shock</span>. <span word="Depending">Depending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sexual">sexual</span> <span word="liberation">liberation</span> <span word="debate">debate</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="fallout">fallout</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="technological">technological</span> <span word="revolution">revolution</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="definitely">definitely</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reshape">reshape</span> <span word="moral">moral</span> <span word="values">values</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span>.</p><p><span word="Sexting">Sexting</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="text">text</span> <span word="messaging">messaging</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mainstream">mainstream</span> <span word="mode">mode</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="communication">communication</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="shores">shores</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="periodic">periodic</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="harmful">harmful</span> <span word="medium">medium</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="simplicity">simplicity</span>: <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="message">message</span>, <span word="your">your</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span>.</p>
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