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From Pablo Escobar to the Algorithm: the “Sophistication” of the Recruitment of Minors in Mexico
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Mexico City, Feb 21 (EFE).- Pablo Escobar recruited low-income minors to join the ranks of drug traffickers in 1989, and more than thirty years later, the Colombian method has been “sophisticated” through the efficiency of the “social media algorithm”, especially in Mexico, where “drug cartels have become the fifth employer in the country,” a specialist warns. “Violent crime tends to have a lot of plasticity to adapt to new technologies in diffe…
Pablo Escobar recruited under-resourced minors to join the ranks of drug traffickers in 1989, and more than thirty years later, the Colombian method has been “sophisticated” through the efficiency of the “social network algorithm,” especially in Mexico, where “drug cartels have become the country’s fifth employer,” a specialist warns. “Violent crime tends to have a lot of plasticity to adapt to new technologies in different contexts. In the case…
From Pablo Escobar to the Algorithm: This is How the Drug Cartels' "Sophistication" Works to Recruit Minors in Mexico
“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat Pablo Escobar recruited underprivileged children into the ranks of drug trafficking in 1989, and more than 30 years later, the Colombian's method has become more sophisticated thanks to the efficiency of the social media algorithm, especially in Mexico, where drug cartels have become the country's fifth-largest employer, warns one expert."Violent crime tends to be very adaptable to new technologies in different…
The use of social media by criminal groups in Mexico has evolved beyond the display of power or open confrontations with the authorities. According to authorities and security specialists, cartels have begun to take advantage of digital platform algorithms to attract and recruit young people, exploiting viral dynamics, aspirations for status and gaps of opportunity.The phenomenon is neither casual nor isolated.
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