How armed groups in Colombia are using TikTok to recruit young people

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Armed groups in Colombia are increasingly using TikTok to recruit young people amid intensifying conflict. This new recruitment method leverages social media to influence and gain new members in the ongoing Colombian conflict.

As Colombia’s conflict has intensified in recent years, armed groups have flooded social media like TikTok with videos aimed at getting new recruits – particularly young people. The FRANCE 24 Observers team investigated the inner workings of this new recruitment method.