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Facebook Friend 'Sells' Meghalaya Girl In Rajasthan For Rs 3 Lakh
A human trafficking racket spanning multiple states has been busted with the arrest of three persons, including a woman, in connection with the sale of a young girl from Meghalaya for Rs 3 lakh and her forced marriage in Rajasthan earlier this year
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Mark Zuckerberg, Meta Sued For Failing To Address Sex Trafficking
A new lawsuit accuses Mark Zuckerberg and other Meta Platforms Inc executives and directors of failing to do enough to stop sex trafficking and child sexual exploitation on Facebook and Instagram.
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Facebook Sued by Former Content Moderator Over Forced Unsafe Job Conditions in Kenya
Facebook, its parent company Meta, and Sama have been sued by Daniel Motaung, a former content moderator for the company over allegations of human trafficking Africans to work in exploitative facility in Kenya. The lawsuit mentioned that Sama targets people from poor families across Kenya, South Africa, Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda and other countries...
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El Chapo Cartel Member Arrested After Model Girlfriend Posts Picture On Facebook
A notorious Mexican drug trafficker wanted in nearly 200 different countries has finally been arrested in Colombia after his model girlfriend posted pictures of the pair kissing at a tourist attraction on Facebook.
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Airport Staff Find 119 Live Tarantulas Hidden Inside A Pair Of Shoes
Airport staff in the Philippines have discovered 119 live tarantula spiders hidden inside a pair of shoes. According to a Facebook post by the Bureau of Customs, staff members at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) found the spiders inside a parcel shipped by a certain "Michal Krolicki" from Poland.
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Wildlife Traffickers Use Facebook, Instagram to Find Black-Market Buyers
Social networks and online marketplaces have long been hubs of illegal activity, including exotic animal trafficking. Smugglers use the platforms as digital billboards, often sharing photos and videos of their merchandise for users around the world to see.
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Social Media in the Spotlight in Brazil Presidential Race
Facebook and its WhatsApp messenger service - hugely popular in the Latin American nation - have been thrust into the spotlight for being used to traffick in disinformation.
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Facebook, Tinder Being Used by Human Traffickers to Hunt Underage Victims: Study
Traffickers educate themselves by studying what the victim posts on these sites to build trust, said the study by the Human Trafficking and Social Justice Institute of the University of Toledo in Ohio, US.
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Facebook Sued by Woman Who Claims Site Enabled Sex Trafficking
Facebook said that it works internally and externally to thwart such predators.
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Facebook, Responding To Lawsuit, Says Sex Trafficking Banned On Site
Facebook said on Wednesday in response to a lawsuit accusing it of not doing enough to protect users from human traffickers that it works internally and externally to thwart such predators.
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Woman, Allegedly Raped By Facebook 'Friend', Sues The Social Network
A Texas woman, claiming that she was raped, beaten and sex trafficked at the age of 15 by a pimp who posed as a Facebook "friend," has filed suit against the social network, alleging its executives knew minors were being lured into the sex trade on their platform.
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Human Traffickers Pose As Business Touts On Facebook: UK Officials
Facebook is failing to prevent people smugglers and human traffickers from luring in victims through the social network, law enforcement officials in Britain said on Friday.
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Mob Lynchings Fueled By WhatsApp Sweep India: Foreign Media
WhatsApp Rumours: Five people were killed by a mob in India on Sunday after rumors spread on social media that they were child traffickers, the latest in a string of lynchings tied to fake social media messages that have left officials stunned and grappling with ways to control the rising violence.
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Facebook Pressed Over Role in People Smuggling
A United Nations migration official called Thursday for Facebook to police its site and its WhatsApp messaging subsidiary for use by abusive human smugglers.
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Facebook Has 'Secret Groups' For Gun And Drug Deals, Say Cops
Police in Chicago said on Thursday they have arrested 50 people suspected of using "secret groups" on Facebook to deal in guns and drugs, and have teamed up with the world's largest social media network to crack down on criminal trafficking online.
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Facebook Friend 'Sells' Meghalaya Girl In Rajasthan For Rs 3 Lakh
A human trafficking racket spanning multiple states has been busted with the arrest of three persons, including a woman, in connection with the sale of a young girl from Meghalaya for Rs 3 lakh and her forced marriage in Rajasthan earlier this year
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Mark Zuckerberg, Meta Sued For Failing To Address Sex Trafficking
A new lawsuit accuses Mark Zuckerberg and other Meta Platforms Inc executives and directors of failing to do enough to stop sex trafficking and child sexual exploitation on Facebook and Instagram.
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Facebook Sued by Former Content Moderator Over Forced Unsafe Job Conditions in Kenya
Facebook, its parent company Meta, and Sama have been sued by Daniel Motaung, a former content moderator for the company over allegations of human trafficking Africans to work in exploitative facility in Kenya. The lawsuit mentioned that Sama targets people from poor families across Kenya, South Africa, Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda and other countries...
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El Chapo Cartel Member Arrested After Model Girlfriend Posts Picture On Facebook
A notorious Mexican drug trafficker wanted in nearly 200 different countries has finally been arrested in Colombia after his model girlfriend posted pictures of the pair kissing at a tourist attraction on Facebook.
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Airport Staff Find 119 Live Tarantulas Hidden Inside A Pair Of Shoes
Airport staff in the Philippines have discovered 119 live tarantula spiders hidden inside a pair of shoes. According to a Facebook post by the Bureau of Customs, staff members at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) found the spiders inside a parcel shipped by a certain "Michal Krolicki" from Poland.
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Wildlife Traffickers Use Facebook, Instagram to Find Black-Market Buyers
Social networks and online marketplaces have long been hubs of illegal activity, including exotic animal trafficking. Smugglers use the platforms as digital billboards, often sharing photos and videos of their merchandise for users around the world to see.
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Social Media in the Spotlight in Brazil Presidential Race
Facebook and its WhatsApp messenger service - hugely popular in the Latin American nation - have been thrust into the spotlight for being used to traffick in disinformation.
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Facebook, Tinder Being Used by Human Traffickers to Hunt Underage Victims: Study
Traffickers educate themselves by studying what the victim posts on these sites to build trust, said the study by the Human Trafficking and Social Justice Institute of the University of Toledo in Ohio, US.
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Facebook Sued by Woman Who Claims Site Enabled Sex Trafficking
Facebook said that it works internally and externally to thwart such predators.
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Facebook, Responding To Lawsuit, Says Sex Trafficking Banned On Site
Facebook said on Wednesday in response to a lawsuit accusing it of not doing enough to protect users from human traffickers that it works internally and externally to thwart such predators.
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Woman, Allegedly Raped By Facebook 'Friend', Sues The Social Network
A Texas woman, claiming that she was raped, beaten and sex trafficked at the age of 15 by a pimp who posed as a Facebook "friend," has filed suit against the social network, alleging its executives knew minors were being lured into the sex trade on their platform.
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Human Traffickers Pose As Business Touts On Facebook: UK Officials
Facebook is failing to prevent people smugglers and human traffickers from luring in victims through the social network, law enforcement officials in Britain said on Friday.
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Mob Lynchings Fueled By WhatsApp Sweep India: Foreign Media
WhatsApp Rumours: Five people were killed by a mob in India on Sunday after rumors spread on social media that they were child traffickers, the latest in a string of lynchings tied to fake social media messages that have left officials stunned and grappling with ways to control the rising violence.
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Facebook Pressed Over Role in People Smuggling
A United Nations migration official called Thursday for Facebook to police its site and its WhatsApp messaging subsidiary for use by abusive human smugglers.
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Facebook Has 'Secret Groups' For Gun And Drug Deals, Say Cops
Police in Chicago said on Thursday they have arrested 50 people suspected of using "secret groups" on Facebook to deal in guns and drugs, and have teamed up with the world's largest social media network to crack down on criminal trafficking online.
