Facebook & Instagram are being used by sex traffickers to buy and sell children, & much of these cases are going unreported by Meta, my 2-year investigation with @MLMcNamara reveals. Huge thanks to our editors @anniekelly @davidedgarwolf @henrosefield theguardian.com/news/2023/apr/… Transactions are taking place over Instagram and Facebook over private DMs, and can look like this. theguardian.com/news/2023/apr/…

NEW: @ICIJorg 's #TraffickingInc project has launched! Here's the first investigation: Abuses on US bases in Persian Gulf ensnare legions of migrant workers icij.org/investigations… with @agustin_ICIJ @MollyBoigon @lehrennbc @ckubeNBC @annaschecter @strickdc @NBCNews Here's the webpage for #TraffickingInc @ICIJorg, more investigations to follow in the coming months: icij.org/investigations…