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Facebook and TikTok face child recruitment allegations in Colombia
The article focused on human rights accusations against international organizations, particularly Human Rights Watch, regarding the exploitation of armed groups in Colombia on social media platforms like Facebook and TikTok to recruit children. It pointed out that nearly 1,500 children have been recruited since 2021, a large proportion of whom are indigenous and girls vulnerable to sexual violence. Armed groups use content to promote "life with armed groups" and misleading job offers, as well as recruiting children for combat, handling weapons, drones, and explosives, and even using them as "cannon fodder" in some cases. Despite efforts by Meta and TikTok to remove such content, the problem persists, with warnings that these platforms are being exploited for war crimes and serious violations of children's rights.
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