VERIFY: Are human traffickers targeting kids through payment apps?
We are used to hearing about issues with Instagram or Facebook, but experts say every app that has a chat function can be used to target kids.
Author: Kaitlyn Ross
Updated: 8:06 PM EDT July 5, 2021
ATLANTA — Yes, human traffickers do contact children through chat function of payment apps
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It seems innocent enough - online apps used to pay other people for food, entertainment, nights out. But Georgia’s First Lady Marty Kemp said she's seen evidence of human traffickers contacting children through the chat function of the apps.
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