How some Facebook groups facilitate illicit trade of animal parts like elephant ivory; a complaint to the SEC alleges Facebook profits from it via ads (Issie Lapowsky/Wired)

Issie Lapowsky / Wired:
How some Facebook groups facilitate illicit trade of animal parts like elephant ivory; a complaint to the SEC alleges Facebook profits from it via ads  —  In Facebook groups, wildlife traffickers can hawk their wares to buyers across the globe.  A team of whistleblowers hopes that an undercover sting …

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