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A California man pleaded guilty to sex trafficking a minor after prosecutors said he used Instagram to recruit the victim and push her into commercial sex. It is a grim but very current reminder that platform abuse is not abstract policy talk.
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A California man pleaded guilty to sex trafficking a minor after prosecutors said he used Instagram to recruit the victim and push her into commercial sex. It is a grim but very current reminder that platform abuse is not abstract policy talk.
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