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Credit: Getty Images/InStyle.com With social distancing amplifying the amount of time we re all spending online, we ve had to consider even more intently how to safely and consensually seek sexual connection in the digital space. Now, the latest Hollywood bombshell is forcing the issue. Page Six reported last week on leaked direct messages allegedly sent between actor Armie Hammer and a number of women. The DMs, which have yet to be verified, feature explicit sexual content, including graphic mentions of rape, cannibalism, and body mutilation. The news has certainly raised questions around Hammer s sexual preferences, but also around consent violations especially within the context of sexting, something that s become way more prevalent since the pandemic hit. People are more online, and that s where they re meeting people during COVID, so sexting has become more acceptable, says Shannon Chavez, Psy.D., a psychologist and sex therapist in Los Angeles. ....