Endangered animals for sale as illegal wildlife trafficking ‘thrives’ on Facebook
The IndependentSign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Facebook is a thriving marketplace for illegal wildlife trade, allowing “frightening” volumes of trafficking of endangered species, an investigation has found. The investigators said they found 129 posts containing potentially harmful wildlife trafficking content in a matter of clicks just from Facebook’s search bar. The Independent has Avaaz said more than half – 54 per cent - of the group recommendations made by Facebook’s algorithms to researchers included harmful wildlife trafficking content, and 74 per cent were thought to breach Facebook’s own policies. “Avaaz’s research shows that, on Facebook, wildlife trafficking takes place in broad daylight,” said Ruth Delbaere, senior legal campaigner for the organisation.
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