---
title: "Teens and Mobile Phones: Exploring safety issues as mobile phones become the communications hub for American teens"
description: "In this talk, presented to the Family Online Safety Institute's annual conference in November 2010, senior research specialist Amanda Lenhart discussed the safety issues that arise as mobile phones become the communications hub for American teens."
date: "2010-11-09"
authors:
  - name: "Amanda Lenhart"
    job_title: "Former Director of Teens and Technology Research at the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/amanda-lenhart/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2010/11/09/teens-and-mobile-phones-exploring-safety-issues-as-mobile-phones-become-the-communications-hub-for-american-teens/"
categories:
  - "Mobile"
  - "Online Privacy & Security"
  - "Privacy Rights"
  - "Teens & Tech"
  - "Teens & Youth"
tags:
  - "Safety"
  - "Teens"
---

# Teens and Mobile Phones: Exploring safety issues as mobile phones become the communications hub for American teens

Mobile phones have become the hub of teens' communication with peers and others, and is increasingly a source of information as well as connection to others. In this talk, presented to the Family Online Safety Institute's annual conference in November 2010, senior research specialist [Amanda Lenhart](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/Experts/Amanda-Lenhart.aspx) discussed Pew Internet data about how teens use mobile phones and the potential safety issues associated with them.

http://www.slideshare.net/PewInternet/teens-and-mobile-phones-fosi-2010