The lawsuits were filed in the Harris County For three women, each one claims to have been a victim of sex trafficking through Facebook and its platforms, the women point out that they were targeted by traffickers as minors.
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The complaints allege that the social network provides the opportunity for the first contact between traffickers and children because it is an unrestricted platform where minors can be recruited and extorted until they fall into human trafficking.
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This is what the Houston authorities say
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Crime Stoppers de Houston, advocates creating awareness among parents and young people about the crime that exists in social networks and that does not discriminate.
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“What provides protection in these cases is a young man equipped with the knowledge of what is happening on social networks, that the predators are there and that they try to recruit minors. Parents who can talk about this with their children are giving them tools, ”says Rania Mankarious of Crime Stoppers in Houston.
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When is it convenient to talk to minors?
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“We recommend that it be done when you give them a smartphone. If they say that for now they don’t want to scare their children, maybe it is not the time to give them the phone, ”continues Mankarious.
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Sandra González, a mother of a family, recommends being aware of what her children do.
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“Never let your guard down, even when you are in the room, the kitchen, in the living room, secretly see what you are seeing or asking, not so much to investigate or to do as a friend,” says González.
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Facebook has backed itself up with the immunity the company claims to have against lawsuits of this kind.
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“We have a long road ahead, but we are grateful that the Texas Supreme Court will allow these brave survivors to have their day in court against Facebook,” Annie McAdams, an attorney for the victims, said in a statement.
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According to Crime Stoppers, the latest report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) It estimates that around half a million people work to recruit young people through social networks, seven days a week, so it is emphasized to be aware of their children and the activity they have online.
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