More young people sharing nude images online, warn gardaí

Although social media companies can normally remove an image within three days, in reality, once a young boy or girl sends an intimate image, it becomes 'completely uncontrollable'. File Picture: Alamy/PA

There has been an alarming rise in young people engaged in sharing intimate or nude images, gardaí have said.

The Garda National Protective Services Bureau has warned parents to become more vigilant about what their children are doing on mobile phones.