With technology today, youth are being exposed to more and more violent and graphic images. Things that use to be considered “R rated” are now being exposed to children who are as young as 7 to 10 years old. Sex, violence, and death are just a few things that were once considered scandalous to see as an adult, that have now become societal norms for all ages.

References
https://edition.cnn.com/2016/07/18/health/screen-violence-children/index.html
https://www.childrenandscreens.com/findings/violent-content-findings/
https://www.medialit.org/reading-room/six-kinds-screen-violence-and-how-children-respond