Watch for this in the apparel department at your local store
It seems that young teens and pre-teens have taken to a new practice to increase their social media followers. They are placing their social media connection details on a small piece of paper and inserting them into the pocket of jeans and other apparel. They hope the eventual buyer will be intrigued enough to come to their Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok or other social media account and become a new “friend.”
From Fox 29 Phiadelphia, we learn:
January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month and Natalie Proud, Associate Program Director of Covenant House Pennsylvania discussed perils of trafficking and how it is more common than many people realize. Proud oversees the anti-trafficking coalition.
People may be surprised to learn 12 to 13-years-old is the age that traffickers begin seeking vulnerable youth.
“Unfortunately, 12 and 13-year-olds are mostly trusting of adults and, also, people, traffickers and sex buyers get the most money for younger people,” Natalie commented.
Just one more thing for parents to watch out for when shopping with your teens.
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