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Mobile devices used in human trafficking, USC Annenberg report reveals

The report highlights ways for private-sector technology companies and mobile carriers to work with the antitrafficking community to develop meaningful solutions. (Photo/Jeff Antebi)

Mobile phones and devices are now being used to traffic minors for commercial sex in the United States, according to a new report from the Center on Communication Leadership & Policy at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.