Human trafficking, sexual exploitation and digital technologies

Xavier L’Hoiry; Alessandro Moretti; Georgios A. Antonopoulos

doi:10.1007/s12117-024-09526-4

Human trafficking, sexual exploitation and digital technologies

Xavier L’Hoiry^*, Alessandro Moretti, Georgios A. Antonopoulos

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Department of Sociology

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Abstract

This is the introduction to the special issue on ‘human trafficking, sexual exploitation and digital technologies’. This special issue contributes to the knowledge base by bringing together four articles that focus on the use of online platforms by human traffickers for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation. In doing so, this special issue explores the affordances of online platforms to human traffickers, the challenges faced by law enforcement and other actors seeking to intervene in human trafficking in the digital age, and perhaps pathways towards overcoming these challenges in the future.

Original language	English
Journal	Trends in Organized Crime
Volume	27
Pages (from-to)	1-9
ISSN	1084-4791
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12117-024-09526-4
Publication status	Published - 2024

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Keywords

Digital technologies
Human trafficking
Modern slavery
Organized crime
Sexual exploitation

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