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Rebels in Colombia are recruiting youth on social media. The UN wants TikTok and Facebook to do more

The United Nations says rebel groups in Colombia are using apps like Facebook and Tik Tok to recruit children and young adults, and social media companies must do more to moderate content. The U.N.’s top human rights official in Colombia...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Rebel groups in Colombia are using apps like Facebook and Tik Tok to recruit children and young adults, and social media companies must do more to moderate content, the United Nations says. The U.N.

's top human rights official in Colombia, Scott Campbell, in an interview with The Associated Press said more investment is needed in both automated tools and human moderators to take down videos posted by gangs and rebel groups that are targeting youth from marginalized communities. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.

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