People-Smugglers Are Advertising Their Illegal Businesses On Facebook

‘A free tool to lure people into the hands of abusers.’
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Facebook has been accused of “facilitating harm and misery” because of people-smugglers openly advertising their illegal services on the social media platform.

Details of trip times, contact phone numbers, transport costs and even advice specifically for people without documentation are contained on a number of public pages discovered using a simple keyword search of the Arabic for “Libya” and “Italy”.