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<p>We have identified social media as a key enabler for Organised Immigration Crime
(OIC) and we know that social media platforms are used to advertise people smuggling
services and facilitate communication throughout a migrant’s journey. It is used to
publicise people smuggling services and facilitate encrypted communication throughout
a migrant’s journey. Advertisements on platforms target vulnerable migrants at or
near point of origin selling false or stolen documents, and facilitation packages
to enter the UK, including across the Channel.</p><p>The Home Office and NCA are working
with social media companies to remove OIC related content from their platforms. Many
of the major social media companies (Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Tik Tok) have taken
welcome action to identify and remove illegal online content. However, there is clearly
more that can be done. That is why the UK Government supports the work that NCA is
doing with social media companies to ensure their policies are consistently enforced,
and to establish a good shared understanding of how the problem is being addressed.</p>
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