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Young and tech-savvy victims are trapped and then forced into running illegal operations online.

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[-] Carrolade@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

Fuck, how widespread is this? It was one thing when they were all faceless, malevolent, digital actors. But how much of the time is it someone trapped into slavery?

If I argue with a Chinese troll, am I actually arguing with some Uygher in a detention camp somewhere?

[-] catch22@startrek.website 4 points 8 months ago

Yeah I think about that even with the tankie trolls on here, is it just some poor fuck enlisted in the russian war effort to shill for Putin's imperial dreams

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