TASK 1
Before I read the articles and watched the video, my understanding of online child sex trafficking was limited to general knowledge about human trafficking and exploitation. I never really thought about traffickers using the Internet to advertise victims, including children, but I guess I underestimated the extent of the problem. I was unaware that victims could be sold multiple times per day, like trading stocks, and that traffickers used online classified ad sites as a tool for these crimes. My understanding was informed mainly by headlines and news reports rather than actual research. I also did not really comprehend the extent to which online platforms have been normalizing and expanding the market for this kind of abuse. The realization that websites like Backpage.com could be hosting these advertisements and facilitating trafficking operations is shocking.
Online advertisements increase victims exposure to abuse and make their exploitation even more profitable for traffickers. According...
Online platforms reduce traffickers operational risks and costs while increasing victims vulnerability. Maras (2017) points out that online classified...…adhere to strict content moderation policies, and to do so they can use AI-based detection tools, or cooperate with law enforcement to monitor and remove suspicious advertisements. The International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (2018) recommends proactive efforts such as mandatory identity verification for advertisers, keyword tracking for trafficking-related terms, and partnerships with anti-trafficking organizations. However, this approach should be balanced with free speech protections. The prevention of trafficking is most important, but free speech is also important. This is, therefore, an issue that needs to be addressed carefully to avoid opening the door to draconian tyranny at the government…
References
International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children. (2018). Studies in child protection:Technology-facilitated child sex trafficking. Retrieved from https://www.icmec.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Technology-Facilitated-Child-Sex-Trafficking_final_11-30-18.pdf
Maras, M.-H. (2017). Online classified advertisement sites: Pimps and facilitators of prostitutionand sex trafficking? Journal of Internet Law, 21(5), 17-21.
United States Senate. (2017). Staff report permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.
BACKPAGE.COM’S Knowing Facilitation of Online Sex Trafficking. Retrieved from https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/imo/media/doc/Backpage%20Report%202017.01.10%20FINAL.pdf
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