Modeling

Catfishing Freedom
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Catfishing Freedom

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Misrepresentation – or catfishing – is as easy as ever with the prevalence of online and virtual life. With the growing reliance on this type of digital connection and the increasing sophistication of Artificial Intelligence, scammers and catfishers are no longer as obvious as they once were. A fake dating profile, a misinformed headline, a…

My dream, the dreaded nightmare
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My dream, the dreaded nightmare

ByEyes on Trafficking News

I always dreamt of becoming a model. Two months after completing high school, I was introduced to a modeling agency. My dream came true. As i was doing a photo shoot one day, a middle aged man approached me and offered a two weeks paid modeling job out of Nairobi. I was to spend the…

Technology – Abetting Traffickers and Eradicating Trafficking
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Technology – Abetting Traffickers and Eradicating Trafficking

ByEyes on Trafficking News

In the area of combatting human trafficking, technology is both a help and a hindrance. As the tech sector evolved, it gave traffickers new and easier ways to recruit victims, with an accent on social media’s role. Now, advancements have been made to assist advocate agencies and law enforcement in monitoring illicit activity. Different technological…

The New Prostitutes? What is human trafficking evolving into?
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The New Prostitutes? What is human trafficking evolving into?

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Dear Global Centurion Foundation friends, we wanted to highlight a Letter to the Editor from Melissa Farley, Ph.D., Executive Director, Prostitution Research & Education, to the New York Times, regarding Robert Kolker’s article “The New Prostitutes”. Please share her thoughtful reply to your circles. There are no “new prostitutes” as Robert Kolker puts it.Instead, there…