Facebook employees pointed out drug cartels and human traffickers, but the company had no response
Facebook documents are showing how employees raised many eyebrows about how its platforms are used in many countries with a growing user base.
What they discovered is how the human traffickers in the Middle East used the platform to lure women into abusive employment situations. Also, they discovered how armed groups in Ethiopia used the site to incite hatred and violence against ethnic minorities.
They sent alerts to their bosses about organ selling, pornography, and government action against political dissent. But the company’s response is upsetting because in most of the cases it was either inadequate or nonexistent. Of course, a Facebook spokesman declared the exact opposite.
