How Cartels Turned TikTok Into a Trap for Youth
Mexican drug cartels are leveraging TikTok's popularity and visual nature to recruit young people and sell weapons, using enticing propaganda, coded messages, and fake job offers, according to a study by El Colegio de México.
Forget the goofy dance challenges and viral trends – TikTok has a dark new user base, and they're armed and dangerous. Vicious Mexican drug cartels are brazenly using the kid-favorite video app to lure young blood into their ranks and even sell deadly weapons, a shocking new report reveals.
Investigators at El Colegio de México blew the lid off this digital cesspool, uncovering over 100 accounts linked straight to ruthless organized crime groups in a study grimly titled "New Frontiers in Digital Recruitment." These thugs aren't just posting memes; they're running sophisticated recruitment drives and propaganda campaigns right under the noses of millions of users.
