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Teens and Technology
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A 2007 study reported that one in three teens receives ten to thirty text messages per hour from a dating partner, and one in four reports that they have been harassed or called names via text messaging by a dating partner.
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According to a 2008 Harris poll, four out of five teenagers in the United States carry cell phones.
According to a 2008 Harris poll, four out of five teenagers in the United States carry cell phones. -
In 2009, only four states—Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Washington—have laws that extend the definition of stalking and harassment to include text messaging. Other states are scrambling to update their laws to address this new threat.