Episode 54: Facebook‘s Human Trafficking Problem
Sep 20, 2021•32 min•Ep. 54
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Episode description
Saying Facebook has had issues over the years would be an understatement. Recent headlines have reported Apple has been contemplating removing Facebook from its app store over human trafficking concerns. This week we dive into Facebook's unchecked human trafficking problems.
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Sources:
- https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/06/facebook-is-a-hub-of-sex-trafficking-recruitment-in-the-us-report-says/
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/facebook-sex-trafficking-online-recruitment-report/
- https://www.traffickinginstitute.org/2020-federal-human-trafficking-report/
- https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/816194
- https://fightthenewdrug.org/how-sex-traffickers-use-social-media-to-contact-recruit-and-sell-children-for-sex/
- https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-25/facebook-must-face-claims-linked-to-sex-trafficking-judge-says
- https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/09/17/apple-threatened-to-pull-facebook-from-the-app-store-over-human-trafficking
- https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-50228549
- https://www.newsweek.com/facebook-didnt-fix-systems-that-allowed-cartels-traffickers-repeat-behavior-docs-show-1629976
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