How armed groups in Colombia are using TikTok to recruit young people

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How armed groups in Colombia are using TikTok to recruit young people
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As Colombia’s conflict has intensified in recent years, armed groups have flooded social media like TikTok with videos aimed at getting new recruits – particularly young people. The FRANCE 24 Observers team investigated the inner workings of this new recruitment method.

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