Narcissism

Put out of business because they were undercutting everyone else...

Vindicator

@Samson134 , I'm flairing this "Possible Disinfo" since neonettle is a disinfo purveyor. If you want to edit your post with a more reliable source corroborating this story, we will remove the flair.

carmencita

I posted 3 other links . Hoping they add to the post.

Vindicator

Thanks :-)

think-

Removing the flair now, @Vindicator . I read about the case in the good ol' Guardian. ;-)

Vindicator

OP did not edit the post.

think-

Oh damn, I missed that! I will look into it, but it will take some time. Give me two hours or so.

DeathToMasonsASAP

You still have not taken down your label.

carmencita

Sure.

carmencita

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Samson134

Sorry i didnt realise it had already been mentioned, but i feel this deserves its own topic, instead of being brought to people's attention to it through a comment..

SearchVoat

No - you were first. The other comment links to your post.

carmencita

Neonettle is known as possible disinfo site so here are some more links

https://fox59.com/2018/10/12/mother-among-4-arrested-for-attempting-to-sell-babies-on-instagram/ https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/mother-in-indonesia-arrested-for-trying-to-sell-babies-on-instagram https://ktla.com/2018/10/12/indonesian-child-trafficking-ring-was-allegedly-buying-and-selling-babies-on-instagram/

Indonesian police say they have broken up a child trafficking operation that was allegedly buying and selling babies on Instagram.

Four people were arrested, including a 22-year-old mother and 29-year-old suspected broker in Indonesia’s second largest city Surabaya, police said in a press conference Sunday.

A midwife and a suspected buyer were also arrested on the resort island of Bali.

Authorities were alerted to an account on the popular photo-sharing site with the handle “Konsultasi Hati Privat,” or Private Heart Consultation, that presents itself as offering pregnancy consultations and adoption services.

However, police said they have found evidence that monetary transactions were being carried out.

The head of criminal investigation unit in Surabaya’s police force , AKBP Sudamiran, said Tuesday that his team foiled an attempt by a 22-year-old mother, identified as LA, to sell her 11-month-old baby to a buyer in Bali, known as NS, using the messaging service WhatsApp. The baby was allegedly being offered for 15 million rupiah (about $987).

The Instagram account was still active early Friday and had more than 700 followers, having been running for about a year. It has since been taken down.

Images featured on the page included black and white photos of ultrasounds, pregnant mothers and babies with their faces blurred.

In one image posted on September 15, a baby, referred to as C86, was featured alongside information such as age, gender and religion. A contact number is provided with a message urging those who want to adopt or who want to leave a child for adoption to get in touch.

The account also featured screenshots from WhatsApp conversations between the account owner and pregnant women or mothers. In one conversation, a woman who is seven months pregnant says she is unmarried and wants to find someone to adopt her child and to hide her until she gives birth so that her family doesn’t find out.

The head of Indonesia’s National Commission for Child Protection (KPAI), Sustano, who like many Indonesians has one name, said social media has changed the way traffickers conduct business.

“In the old days, the transaction happened in person and it was usually arranged through a middleman,” he said. “But now, they are using new and more advance methods, through social media like Instagram and Facebook. The cyber world has become a tool for promotion and transaction.”

Sustano says traffickers are drawn to social media because “it is considered more effective, the deal happens directly between seller and buyer, and it is not easy to be detected by law enforcement.”

“If the use of Instagram is proven in this case then it shows how traffickers constantly adapt to new methods for their trade,” added Amanda Bissex, Chief of Child Protection at UNICEF. She believes it’s now important that authorities “adapt their policy and legislative response to prevent such crimes, particularly against children, young girls and women.”

Indonesia is a major source, transit, and destination country for human trafficking. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) estimates that 100,000 children are trafficked each year in Indonesia, with the majority being forced into the sex trade.

In its 2018 Trafficking in Persons Report, the US government rated Indonesia as Tier 2, saying that the country “did not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking.” Indonesia was however, “making significant efforts to do so.”

All four of those arrested face up to 15 years in prison for violating child protection laws.

This is pretty disgusting. I venture to say that there is much more of this going on than we think. In the US as well. Sick.

Samson134

Thank you for writing it out ,im not good at writing but i still felt the need to inform voat users. Thank you

carmencita

Your Welcome! You will get better as you go along. Boy was I a dumb bunny when I started. You will get the hang of it.