Instagram

Instagram is a social media platform that allows users to share photos, videos, and other content with their followers. The platform was launched in 2010 and is now owned by Facebook. Instagram is widely used around the world and has become an important tool for individuals and businesses to share their stories and connect with others.

Users on Instagram can create a profile and share photos and videos by posting them to their feed. They can also interact with other users by liking, commenting on, and sharing their content. In addition to posting photos and videos, users can also use Instagram’s editing tools to add filters and other effects to their content.

Instagram is also used by businesses as a marketing and advertising tool. Many businesses have official Instagram accounts and use the platform to share updates, products, and promotions with their followers. Instagram also offers paid advertising options, which allow businesses to target specific audiences with their ads.

 

 

7 migrants found tied and held against their will in Harris County home, deputies say
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7 migrants found tied and held against their will in Harris County home, deputies say

Thursday, May 11, 2023 3:19AM HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — In northwest Harris County, seven Guatemalan migrants who were hungry, bruised, and held against their will have been freed. Investigators said smugglers called “coyotes” were holding them captive until relatives or friends could pay for their release. Now, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office is heating…

Opinion | Kids Know Books About Abuse Are Not Pornography. 'Moms' Should, Too.
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Opinion | Kids Know Books About Abuse Are Not Pornography. 'Moms' Should, Too.

 EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a good look at American “book burning” culture. Last year, a parent at a Virginia school board meeting stepped up to a microphone and read a passage from my book, “Sold.” The scene she chose to read, informed in part by my own experiences of sexual abuse, describes the sexual assault…

‘Very first person to rent:’ New Jersey man arrested for human trafficking at St. Augustine Airbnb
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‘Very first person to rent:’ New Jersey man arrested for human trafficking at St. Augustine Airbnb

St. Johns County deputies are investigating a case of human trafficking out of an Airbnb property. A New Jersey man was arrested and charged, Monday, for human trafficking of a person less than 18, …

The Tragic Fallout From a School District's Ransomware Breach | WIRED
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The Tragic Fallout From a School District's Ransomware Breach | WIRED

Ransomware gangs have long sought pain points where their extortion demands have the greatest leverage. Now an investigation from NBC News has made clear what that merciless business model looks like when it targets kids: One ransomware group’s giant leak of sensitive files from the Minneapolis school system exposes thousands of children at their most…

Tarrant County 5 Stones April 2023 Meeting
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Tarrant County 5 Stones April 2023 Meeting

Here is our recorded meeting link and chat notes for our April 2023 TC 5 Stones meeting! Our 5 Stones meeting this April consisted of some law enforcement updates and a presentation by Mary Ann Contreras, RN with JPS Health Network. Mary Ann discussed the intersection between intimate partner violence and trafficking. Here is the…

Free the Slaves Welcomes New Board Members
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Free the Slaves Welcomes New Board Members

Washington, D.C. January 27, 2023 Free the Slaves is excited to announce the addition of two new members to its board of directors. Their experiences with international anti-trafficking programming and advocacy and their passion for improving the global response to modern slavery will be significant assets to the Free the Slaves board of directors. Fanta…

Part 2: How sex trafficking victims are lured in – Spectrum News
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Part 2: How sex trafficking victims are lured in – Spectrum News

Editor’s note: Second in a five-part series on human trafficking in Wisconsin: How are sex trafficking victims lured in? FOND DU LAC, Wis. — It was a diaper run – something young mothers across the country do every day. McKenzie Zahradnik was with her two children – ages 2 and 4 months – and pregnant with…

Virginia explores ways to prevent human trafficking – WTOP News
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Virginia explores ways to prevent human trafficking – WTOP News

Experts on human trafficking say the problem is all around us, and a yearlong study in Virginia has sparked several recommendations to combat sex and labor human trafficking. The Virginia Commission on Human Trafficking Prevention and Survivor Support, formed last year by Gov. Glenn Youngkin, submitted its final report in January urging tougher penalties, as…

Conference sheds light on human trafficking – Bryan College Station Eagle
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Conference sheds light on human trafficking – Bryan College Station Eagle

Bailey Brown Almost 800 professionals who work with crime victims — law enforcement officers, prosecutors, medical staff, teachers, social service agencies and mental health workers — experienced the 15th Every Victim Every Time conference Wednesday at the Brazos County Expo Complex in Bryan. “Our goal has always been to train any professional who comes into…

Riau Islands among 'hot spots' for smuggling of Indonesian migrant workers – The Star
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Riau Islands among 'hot spots' for smuggling of Indonesian migrant workers – The Star

JAKARTA, April 8 (Bernama):The Riau Islands are identified as one of the ‘hot spots’ of human trafficking in Indonesia, said the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD. Through a post on his Instagram account, he said that the region, especially Batam, is also used by the syndicate as a gateway for…