Labour exploitation victims are often recruited through online job advertisements; These advertisements are not only published on classified job websites but also posted and circulated

To study migrants’ assimilation – calculating an assimilation score that could serve as a proxy for the assimilation of a group of migrants to a

True identification; There is evidence of users creating fake profiles on purpose, to steal other’s identities or to engage in ‘cyber-bullying’. This limits the possibility

Migrants use pictures shared on Facebook, WhatsApp and Viber to showcase their life in the country of destination. These images not only reassure family members

In some countries, migration-discouraging campaigns have been launched. In Senegal, for example, a state-initiated information campaign was introduced to warn potential migrants of the dangers

Social media is also employed to connect migrants with smugglers; Human smugglers have developed numerous alternative migration networks and informal national and international contacts to