At 12 they face jail time because of Snapchat
Pupils at Saddleworth Middle School, Manchester, are obsessed with Snapchat, as are most young Italians. This success is partly due to the numerous filters that make young and old fall in love, partly to the guarantee that the contents will be deleted after 24 hours and that, if sent privately, they will only be visible twice.
Look how fun this lady is!
Generation Z, which includes those born between 1995 and 2010, discovers and delves into sexuality on social media since that's where they spend most of their time. The problem, however, is that he sees the internet as such a comfortable environment that he does not notice the dangers.
Some students sent naked photos of their first loves, who, after taking a screenshot, divulged the shots on Snapchat. The social of the white ghost, in fact, does not allow you to see the same content several times but makes it possible to copy the screen. The sender will receive a notification that the copy has taken place but by now it will be too late, the compromising photo will already be in someone else's mobile phone and this will make it difficult (if not impossible) to delete.
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The police were informed of the situation and the officers promptly questioned the pupils who apparently have no idea of the seriousness of their actions. At 12 they risk 10 years in prison but not only: they could be included in the register of sexual offenders, forever staining their criminal record.
The agents, this time, decided not to use the iron fist as the boys were unaware of the consequences. Everything was resolved with a meeting with the parents, who were strongly advised to take a look at their children's cell phones, and with a short law lesson to the students: distributing private photos without the consent of the people portrayed is absolutely illegal. .
Unfortunately, the case is not isolated and similar issues can lead to tragic consequences, ranging from cyberbullying to depression, even reaching extreme practices such as suicide.
Everything, of course, depends on the way people have to approach the web. Some have made Instagram, Snapchat's big brother, a real profession, dressing up their daughters as if they were Hollywood stars, while others use it in a different way and post only the bare essentials.
It must be admitted that social networks do not have only and exclusively negative implications. Some are used to share recipes, others are intended to show us breathtaking landscapes and still others allow us to look closely at our favorite stars. It is necessary to educate children to use them in the best way, so as to avoid damage.
