Paul Raffile:
π₯ Meta fired me before I even started.
π Meta recruited me to lead their Human Exploitation investigations. My job was to prevent real-world harm from crimes like sextortion and trafficking. I was supposed to start Monday.
π But moments after hosting a webinar to combat the surge of sextortion targeting minors, and hearing from the parents of children who were killed by this crime, I got the phone call rescinding my offer.
π‘ Meta sought my expertise after I exposed how cybercriminals are using a vast network of fake Instagram accounts to blackmail tens of thousands of teens with sextortion schemes, driving dozens of victims to suicide.
π« Yet they rescinded the offer evidently for this same exact reason. Feels like retaliation.
Iβll be okayβ¦
But the tens of thousands of people currently being exploited on Meta Platforms wonβt be.
We should think of them
Each time we read 'enjoy the show'