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Schulmädchen im Internet
(School girls on the internet)
Newspaper | die Weltwoche
Date | 12.5.2016
Language | German
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | Snapchat, threat, WhatsApp, youth
Summary | Teenage girls still live struggling with the same pressure as earlier generations; the only difference is that now social media are here to enhance them. The number of followers quantifies popularity and the longevity of content online can easily ruin somebody’s reputation for good. Having an account on WhatsApp, Snapchat, and other social media is compulsory at ages as young as 11 years old unless one wants to become isolated.
Image Description | Illustration of a girl and her digital devices; she is surrounded by elements representing social media and internet life.
Image Tags | computer/laptop, female(s), smartphone, social media
Risiko Schmollmund
(Risky pout)
Newspaper | Sonntagszeitung
Date | 10.7.2016
Language | German
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | threat, youth
Summary | The new app on the rise according to Swiss app store sales is Musical.ly. It enables users to lip-synch or dance to 15-second tracks and upload their videos to a public platform. Psychologists and health professionals are worried about the seductive and erotic self-displays many of the users, teenage girls, upload to the platform. The app is more popular with teenage girls and uploads are frequently styled with heavy makeup and seductive body language, albeit without nudity. The app can become a convenient, legal erotic platform for pedophiles.
Image Description | Photograph of a teenage girl posing with a Hello Kitty smartphone and wearing several colorful earphones.
Image Tags | female(s), smartphone
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