US EditionHow Wildlife Traffickers Are Using Coded Language to Sell Protected Animals On Facebook
Meta shut down nine Facebook groups with tens of thousands of members after investigators found protected species ads, including 18 listings for threatened animals in one week.
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Facebook shuts Indonesia groups after Mongabay and Bellingcat report illegal wildlife trade
This story was produced in collaboration with Bellingcat. Read their version here. JAKARTA — A new report by Mongabay and independent journalism organization Bellingcat has uncovered several Facebook groups selling protected species in Indonesia, one of the most biodiverse countries in the world. In a Facebook group whose Indonesian name translates to “West Bogor Animal […]
How Wildlife Traffickers Are Using Coded Language to Sell Protected Animals On Facebook
A Bellingcat investigation has identified nine Facebook groups with a combined membership of more than 70,000 people, in which coded language has helped illegal wildlife dealers evade bans on the platform for years. Facebook says it prohibits any form of animal trading on its platform. Investigating the operators behind all nine groups, Bellingcat identified six Facebook profiles that led back to a single broker in Jakarta, Indonesia. This inves…
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