Social media, dating apps become easy portals for human traffickers to exploit underage targets
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A study requested by the Human Trafficking and Social Justice Institute of the University of Toledo in Ohio, US has revealed that Human traffickers are using technology to target multiple victims. They are hunting potential underage victims on Facebook, Instagram, SnapChat, Tinder or Blendr. The study upheld the importance of educating parents, professionals and youth about these online predatory practises.
