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Facebook sued for allegedly enabling human trafficking
A Texas woman is suing Facebook for allegedly facilitating sex trafficking on its platform. The woman, identified as Jane Doe, claims that at the age of 16, she was friended by another Facebook user, with whom she had friends in common, and he later beat, raped and forced her into sex trafficking. He also allegedly posted photos of her on the now defunct Backpage.com. The suit names Backpage.com and two hotel owners as defendants as well.