One in five secondary school pupils have felt pressured into sharing an explicit image of themselves, disturbing new research has revealed.
The shocking study by Vodafone shows that nearly two thirds of the 11 to 17-year-olds later discovered that their images or videos had been forwarded on without their consent.
The worrying data comes as 85 per cent of parents prepare to buy their child a new phone before they start secondary school next month.
But almost half (46 per cent) admit to having concerns around their child receiving explicit images on the device.
The disturbing survey comes as Vodafone becomes the first mobile network globally to launch a new smartphone which uses AI to protect children.
