‘Have you heard of this BDSM trend?’ What I learned recording thousands of hours of teens on their phones
- Posted on June 22, 2025
- By The Guardian
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‘Have you heard of this BDSM trend?’ What I learned recording thousands of hours of teens on their phones

When documentary-maker Lauren Greenfield immersed herself in the online and offline lives of 25 teenagers, she unearthed a world of sexually explicit images, rape culture, bullying and suicidal ideation. Adolescence, she says, has become like the wild west