The ATHAR Project’s researchers certainly do not mince their words. For them, Facebook is effectively deleting evidence of war crimes by wiping all traces of illegal art trafficking on the social network. The ATHAR Project (Antiquities Trafficking and Heritage Anthropology Research) once again sounded the alarm Wednesday, Nov. 25, that the trafficking of antiquities remains rife in Facebook groups that can have thousands of members.
A recent story from The Verge reported the trafficking of artworks and antiques continues to rage on Facebook, where traffickers publish ads selling stolen antiquities in private groups. While the social network is continuing efforts to crack down on t…
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