Crimes don’t happen on the deep dark web. Instead, criminals operate in plain sight, on the platforms with the greatest reach - Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, YouTube, etc. Our experts, who come from a variety of sectors, are using this publicly available information to map out how criminal networks work on a global scale. With this research, we are working to change industry-wide behavior and reduce the scale of online trafficking. Learn about the issues that we are working on.
Social media platforms, in particular Facebook, have facilitated the explosive growth of the illegal antiquities trade. A global network of traders, traffickers, and even terrorist groups use platforms like Facebook and WhatsApp to buy and sell looted antiquities.
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