Phone Sex: The Dangers Of Phone Sex For Teens In A New Technological Age

Phone sex used to be more of a paid adult service. It was not uncommon for a male teenager to engage in this activity by dialing a 1-900 number after reading his father’s adult magazine while he was home alone. This was mostly an impersonal experience and the perceived voice was usually never the one that was announced. We all know the clichéd jokes about phone sex operators, no need to delve too deeply into the subject. It was just more impersonal and expensive, but there was never a threat to either party other than a whipping from the father when he got a phone bill.

These days, there are no $3.00 per minute rates, phone sex is free. This activity also does not belong to the employees of a sex agency and some involuntary adolescent, but now it is carried out by adolescents, university students, professionals, singles and married men.

What has changed more than who participates in the act of phone sex is the technology with which it is performed. Today’s cell phones increasingly act like personal computers and with camera phones capable of taking snapshots and videos, phone sex is more interactive than ever. Smartphones allow for easier interaction with voice, Internet, video, and text.

What makes phone sex more dangerous than at any time in the past is the fact that many of the images transmitted can be stored and shared with others. The wrong images in the wrong hands can fuel predators, stalkers and sex traffickers online, making this dangerous for both women and men. If your image can be shared with others, then there is a chance that your phone number and other personal information can also be shared, making you a sitting duck. You don’t need to have phone sex with a stranger for a stranger to have your private photos and videos, remember that.

To protect your teens from this threat, it may take more than just talking and trust. The only way to be 100% sure your teen isn’t streaming X-rated photos of themselves is to not have text or internet enabled with their cell phone service. Sounds harsh and it won’t stop your teen from engaging in this internet activity at home, but at least you’ll be safe at home, right? Yes, your teen can still use her phone and say lewd things, but minimizing the tools available to you that allow you to enrich the act with additional means is at least one measure to protect your child.

The act of sending text messages through a cell phone for sexual purposes is an act that is now called “SEXTING”. This method may include exchanging photos with picture-enabled text messaging phones or phones with the service activated.

The threat with cell phones is that your teen can easily be away from home while engaging in and even arranging for phone sex. Mobility is the threat and it can become much more dangerous when combined with additional technology. A predator can now verify a victim’s appearance beforehand, use fake photos of themselves to lure the child, and meet without the child knowing the truth about that person’s age or behavior.

The most frightening statistic about sexual predation is that the majority of rapes resulting from phone and Internet sex are of teenage boys. Most of these crimes go unreported due to humiliation or the fact that the child is exploring her sexuality. Parents tend to turn a blind eye when it comes to teenage boys, believing that it is primarily girls who are the victims of sexual predators.

Be cautious and aware. This is a new era, and the same old games can result in a bigger loss than a big phone bill.