The University of Southern California’s Annenberg Center today released a report following the year-long investigation by research director Mark Latonero, Ph.D and his team entitled, “Human Trafficking Online: The Role of Social Networking Sites and Online Classifieds.”  Latoreno’s report indicates that popular social media tools – such as Twitter and Facebook – as well as frequently visited sites such as Craiglist are being used to aid in sex trafficking.  The report delivers recommendations for using these sites and technologies for monitoring and combating trafficking. 

To read the entire report, please visit: https://technologyandtrafficking.usc.edu/report/