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19. Several days, according to the Guardian article in #9

Reply to Sapient Donkey (Reply #18)

Thu Apr 4, 2019, 05:12 PM

Apr 2019

but it took several days for Facebook to remove the post that first promoted the auction. After it was taken down, other posts “glorifying” the auction remained, said George Otim, country director for Plan International South Sudan.

... Facebook did not reply to a request for comment.

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Child Brides in Africa Are Advertised on Facebook and Sold to Old Men [View all] DonViejo Apr 2019 OP

Sounds a lot like the trump "modelling" agency nt DirtEdonE Apr 2019 #1

Do the girls have ANY recourse? leftynyc Apr 2019 #2

Folks, child marriage is nothing new or just restricted to one Nigerian clan. Its been going on for progree Apr 2019 #3

Have the fathers been marketing their daughters on FB for "countless millenia"? Good breaking DonViejo Apr 2019 #4

Nope, that's not news either. Try "child marriages facebook" progree Apr 2019 #6

It's news when it breaks into the public-at-large...I'm guessing not many people spend their time DonViejo Apr 2019 #8

Example: Facebook criticised for post promoting child bride auction, November 21, 2018 progree Apr 2019 #9

Any idea how long that post remained on facebook even after they became aware of it? Sapient Donkey Apr 2019 #18

Several days, according to the Guardian article in #9 progree Apr 2019 #19

The article says it was up for several days Sapient Donkey Apr 2019 #20

That's good to know. And glad to read FB also banned the user that posted it progree Apr 2019 #21

I didn't say ads for child brides were appearing on my FB page. Nice strawman attack though and progree Apr 2019 #10

Attack? Oh, please... DonViejo Apr 2019 #11

That's quite a stretch there. Another debating trick being called out. That information about progree Apr 2019 #13

Yeah, yeah, yeah, trying to conduct a discussion with you is an attack, using a "debating trick"... DonViejo Apr 2019 #14

Lots of debating tricks. Not just one. Best wishes to you too. progree Apr 2019 #15

The "ads" I see of a dubious nature are spam postings made on Facebook groups I belong to progree Apr 2019 #12

In the article, typically the father has a personal FB page and posts pictures of his daughters progree Apr 2019 #17

Can Fakebook stop this? BigmanPigman Apr 2019 #5

Should Facebook stop this? JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2019 #7

Difficult task for social media sites to combat this Sapient Donkey Apr 2019 #16

How about we stop Child Marriage in the US GulfCoast66 Apr 2019 #22

Didn't know was this bad: Bangladesh - nearly a third of girls being married before the age of 15 progree Apr 2019 #23

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2019 #24

Big clash Aussie105 Apr 2019 #25

That shit needs to stop Demovictory9 Apr 2019 #26