TikTok Trafficking Ad Ban Leads to Drop in Albanians Arriving on Small Boats: Reports

TikTok Trafficking Ad Ban Leads to Drop in Albanians Arriving on Small Boats: Reports
The TikTok logo on an iPhone in London on Feb. 28, 2023. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Patricia Devlin
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Downing Street has welcomed a TikTok policy change that has reportedly led to a drop in the number of Albanian illegal immigrants arriving in small boats.

Since March, the video platform has proactively blocked posts from people smugglers using the site to advertise illegal crossings to the UK.

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