LONDON — Within a few months of getting a smartphone, Flossie McShea was exposed to violent and sexualized content while at school. She was 11 at the time.
Classmates shared extreme videos during breaks and lessons, McShea said in an interview, sometimes by turning a screen toward her face, sometimes by circulating them in group chats or via AirDrop. Other students took “mugs” — mugshot-style photos — of her and uploaded them online. She also quickly became addicted to social media, she said.
Originally published at Washington Post
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