Migrant-Smuggling “Influencers” Use TikTok To Advertise

According to USA Today, migrant-smuggling "influencers" are using TikTok to advertise their services, leveraging popular hashtags such as "sueño americano" ("American dream").

Migrant smugglers -- known as "coyotes" -- are advertising their illegal transportation services into the US through the southern border via the Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok, according to USA Today.

The outlet found dozens of suspected coyotes using popular TikTok hashtags such as "sueno americano" ("A...

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