{"id":20860,"date":"2026-08-25T11:19:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T11:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=20860"},"modified":"2026-08-25T11:19:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T11:19:15","slug":"facebook-tiktok-promoted-colombian-armed-groups-content-to-recruit-children-hrw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=20860","title":{"rendered":"Facebook, TikTok promoted Colombian armed groups&#8217; content to recruit children: HRW"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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Both said they had removed the specific content mentioned.<\/p>\n<p>Meta said it \u201cconstantly strives to refine (its) approach to combating\u201d child recruitment efforts across its platforms.<\/p>\n<p>TikTok said it\u00a0\u201cproactively (prevents) illegal armed groups and organized criminal groups from using TikTok, including to target, exploit or recruit minors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The historic 2016 peace agreement\u00a0ended a half-century of war between the government and FARC guerrillas, but remaining\u00a0armed groups continue to control large swaths of territory in remote parts of Colombia\u2019s northeast and south.<\/p>\n<p>Newly inaugurated President\u00a0Abelardo de la Espriella has vowed to crack down on armed groups and plans to forge a military alliance with the United States and Israel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 728px 160px; gap:2px; width:908px; 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