Apps, Pimps and Algorithms: How Technology Is Advancing Nigeria’s Digital Sex Trade - Security News Alert

Apps, pimps and algorithms: How technology is advancing Nigeria’s digital sex trade

She sat at the edge of a bar stool, tired eyes scanning the busy bar in Mokola, Ibadan, Oyo State, in South-West Nigeria. The sound of Afrobeats filled the air, and her half-filled glass of beer sat untouched.  “Abeg no mind my hair like this,” she chuckled, adjusting the wig without care. “I dey serve …

Apps, Pimps and Algorithms: How Technology is Advancing Nigeria’s Digital Sex Trade - Security News Alert

By Juliet Buna She sat at the edge of a bar stool, tired eyes scanning the busy bar in Mokola, Ibadan, Oyo State, in South-West Nigeria. The sound of Afrobeats filled the air, and her half-filled glass of beer sat untouched.  “Abeg no mind my hair like this,” she chuckled, adjusting the wig without care. […] The post Apps, Pimps and Algorithms: How Technology is Advancing Nigeria’s Digital Sex Trade first appeared on Security News Alert.

Apps, Pimps and Algorithms: How technology is advancing Nigeria’s digital sex trade

She sat at the edge of a bar stool, tired eyes scanning the busy bar in Mokola, Ibadan, Oyo State, in South-West Nigeria. The sound of Afrobeats filled the air, and her half-filled glass of beer sat untouched. “Abeg no mind my hair like this,” she chuckled, adjusting the wig without care. “I dey serve […]