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Lettlands regering och Frontex uppger att migranter används som ett verktyg i Belarus och Rysslands hybridkrig mot EU för att skapa kaos och konflikt.
Bara i år har över 11 000 försök att ta sig över gränsen från Belarus in i Lettland stoppats.
Migranter används som ett verktyg i Belarus och Rysslands hybridkrig mot EU, för att skapa kaos och konflikt. Detta enligt Lettlands regering och EU:s gränsbevakningsmyndighet Frontex.
”Somalia – välkommen till Lettland”
SVT har hittat konton på Tiktok som marknadsför migrantsmuggling från Ryssland och Belarus, in genom Baltikum och vidare till andra EU-länder. Kontona delar videor med text av typen ”Somalia – välkommen till Lettland”, tillsammans med telefonnummer.
En talesperson för Tiktok bekräftar till SVT att man noterat fenomenet, och att plattformen under första kvartalet 2026 ska ha tagit bort drygt 3,35 miljoner videor inom kategorin människohandel och människosmuggling.
En del konton SVT har hittat verkar rikta in sig mot migranter, andra söker chaufförer som ska köra dem.
SVT utger sig för att vara en migrant och en potentiell chaufför, och kontaktar flera av Tiktok-kontona.
Se hur det går i videon ovan.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Tiktok kommer att öka övervakningen och borttagandet av innehåll som marknadsför människosmuggling under 2026.
Likely · Within months
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