[hn_throwaway_99]

> The report estimated organized scamming operations—often called “pig butchering” groups—comprise hundreds of thousands of people, many trafficked after falling for fraudulent social-media employment ads. Kept in prisonlike compounds, the workers are forced to work under threat of “extreme forms of torture and abuse.”

> West said the growth of this nightmarish industry stems directly from the inaction of Meta and, to a lesser extent, its social-media peers.

> “If there’s anybody who could make a huge dent here, it’s Meta,” she said. “But there’s no hammer over their head.”

This is just f'ing evil in my opinion. Meta could do something that would make a real dent in this problem, but they don't because money.

Meta is basically like a giant leaded gas or CFC factory - they just rake in money while they spew this toxic crap that society has to deal with. If Meta disappeared tomorrow I think the world would be a much better place, and despite some issues I may have with other companies, I really can't say that about any of the other Big Techs.

[Henchman21]

Don't forget how much electricity they consume!