文本选自：The Guardian（卫报）
作者：Katie McQue
原文标题：Zuckerberg asked to testify on Meta’s role in human trafficking in Florida
原文发布时间：13 Jul. 2023
Zuckerberg asked to testify on Meta's role in human trafficking in Florida
Mark Zuckerberg, Meta's chief executive, is being asked to respond to the "extraordinary" number of cases in which the company's social media platforms are used to facilitate human trafficking in Florida. It follows revelations this week that Meta's platforms – Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp – were used to facilitate human trafficking in 146 of the 271 reported cases of social media platforms being used by traffickers to commit their crimes in Florida, between 2019 and 2022. Human trafficking is defined as the use of force, fraud or coercion to obtain labour or a commercial sex act from a person.
The numbers were obtained through a statewide survey of its law enforcement agencies that documented which social media platforms are used to assist, facilitate or support human trafficking. "The results were extraordinary," said Florida's attorney general, Ashley Moody. "To put this number in perspective, after Meta platforms, the next highest social media platform used in human trafficking was Snapchat, and it was utilised 19 times, seven times less than Meta platforms."
She added that the survey found Meta's platforms were used to recruit victims, as well as in trafficking operations and to control victims, and called the situation a "public safety threat". A two-year Guardian investigation, published in April, suggested that Meta is struggling to prevent criminals from using its platforms to buy and sell children for sex, and that Messenger, Facebook's private message platform, is being used by traffickers for buying and selling children.
关于Meta公司助推佛罗里达州贩卖人口，扎克伯格被要求作出回应
精听党背景导读
据《纽约邮报》3月21日报道，在一项被提起的诉讼案件里，美国Meta公司首席执行官马克·扎克伯格以及其他公司高管和董事被指控未能采取足够措施，来阻止其客户在社交平台脸书和Instagram上进行涉及性交易和儿童性剥削的内容推广。
这一诉讼已被提交给美国特拉华州一家法院，原告方持有Meta公司股票的几家养老基金和投资基金于3月20日晚间公布了诉状，指控Meta公司高管和董事会对犯罪活动的“系统性证据”视而不见，未能保护公司和股东的利益。
文本选自：The Guardian（卫报）作者：Katie McQue原文标题：Zuckerberg asked to testify on Meta’s role in human trafficking in Florida原文发布时间：13 Jul. 2023关键词：Meta 贩卖人口 指控
精听党带着问题听
1.“非法交易”用英语可以怎么表达？2. 如何理解段一中的“facilitate”？3. 人口贩运的定义是什么？
精听党选段赏析
标题解读
Zuckerberg asked to testify on Meta’s role in human trafficking in Florida
关于Meta公司助推佛罗里达州贩卖人口，扎克伯格被要求作出回应
testify vt.（通常指在法庭上）作证；证明，证实；
human trafficking 人口贩卖；1. trafficking n. 非法交易（尤指毒品买卖）；
段一
Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, is being asked to respond to the “extraordinary” number of cases in which the company’s social media platforms are used to facilitate human trafficking in Florida. It follows revelations this week that Meta’s platforms – Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp – were used to facilitate human trafficking in 146 of the 271 reported cases of social media platforms being used by traffickers to commit their crimes in Florida, between 2019 and 2022. Human trafficking is defined as the use of force, fraud or coercion to obtain labour or a commercial sex act from a person.
chief executive 首席执行官；
extraordinary adj. 特大（或多）的，异乎寻常的；
facilitate vt. 使更容易，使便利；
revelation n. 揭露，披露；出乎意料的事物；
trafficker n. 人贩子；
commit crimes 犯罪；
be defined as 被定义为；
fraud n. 欺诈，骗局；
coercion n. 强迫，胁迫；
labour n. 劳动力，劳工；
commercial adj. 商业的，商务的；
参考译文
Meta首席执行官马克·扎克伯格被要求对该公司社交媒体平台被用来协助佛罗里达州人口贩运的“异乎寻常”数量的案件作出回应。本周有爆料称，2019年至2022年期间，在佛罗里达州271起被人贩子利用社交媒体平台实施犯罪的案件中，有146起是被Meta的平台——Facebook、Instagram和WhatsApp——用于促进人口贩运。人口贩运的定义是使用武力、欺诈或胁迫手段从某人获得劳动力或商业性行为。
段二
The numbers were obtained through a statewide survey of its law enforcement agencies that documented which social media platforms are used to assist, facilitate or support human trafficking. “The results were extraordinary,” said Florida’s attorney general, Ashley Moody. “To put this number in perspective, after Meta platforms, the next highest social media platform used in human trafficking was Snapchat, and it was utilised 19 times, seven times less than Meta platforms.”
statewide adj. 遍及全州的；
law enforcement agencies 执法机构；
document vt. 记录，记载（详情）；
assist vt. 帮助，协助；1. We'll do all we can to assist you. 我们要尽量帮助你。
attorney general 总检察长；
in perspective 合理地看待；1. perspective（观察问题的）视角，观点；
utilise vt. 使用（等于 utilize）；利用；
参考译文
这些数字是通过对全州执法机构的调查获得的，该调查记录了哪些社交媒体平台被用来协助、促进或支持人口贩运。佛罗里达州总检察长阿什利·穆迪说：“结果非同寻常。从这个数字来看，在Meta平台之后，在人口贩卖中使用率第二高的社交媒体平台是Snapchat，它的使用率为19次，比Meta平台低7倍。”
段三
She added that the survey found Meta’s platforms were used to recruit victims, as well as in trafficking operations and to control victims, and called the situation a “public safety threat”. A two-year Guardian investigation, published in April, suggested that Meta is struggling to prevent criminals from using its platforms to buy and sell children for sex, and that Messenger, Facebook’s private message platform, is being used by traffickers for buying and selling children.
recruit vt. 招聘，招收；
operation n. 运作，实施；1. in operation 工作中；使用中；起作用，生效；2. come into operation 开始工作；开始生效；3. put sth. into operation 实施；使…运转；启用；
be struggling to 努力去做；
criminal n. 罪犯；
参考译文
她补充说，调查发现Meta的平台被用来招募受害者，以及贩卖和控制受害者，并称这种情况是“公共安全威胁”。《卫报》4月公布的一项为期两年的调查显示，Meta正在努力阻止犯罪分子利用其平台买卖儿童进行性交易，而人贩子正在利用Facebook的私人信息平台Messenger买卖儿童。
精听党每日单词
testify
/ˈtestɪfaɪ/ vt.（通常指在法庭上）作证；证明，证实；
human trafficking
人口贩卖；
chief executive
首席执行官；
extraordinary
/ɪkˈstrɔːrdəneri/ adj. 特大（或多）的，异乎寻常的；
facilitate
/fəˈsɪlɪteɪt/ vt. 使更容易，使便利；
revelation
/ˌrevəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 揭露，披露；出乎意料的事物；
trafficker
/ˈtræfɪkər/ n. 人贩子；
commit crimes
犯罪；
be defined as
被定义为；
fraud
/frɔːd/ n. 欺诈，骗局；
coercion
/koʊˈɜːrʒn/ n. 强迫，胁迫；
labour
/ˈleɪbər/ n. 劳动力，劳工；
commercial
/kəˈmɜːrʃ(ə)l/ adj. 商业的，商务的；
statewide
/ˈsteɪtwaɪd/ adj. 遍及全州的；
law enforcement agencies
执法机构；
document
/ˈdɑːkjumənt/ vt. 记录，记载（详情）；
assist
/əˈsɪst/ vt. 帮助，协助；
attorney general
总检察长；
in perspective
合理地看待；
utilise
/ˈjuːtəlaɪz/ vt. 使用（等于 utilize）；利用；
recruit
/rɪˈkruːt/ vt. 招聘，招收；
operation
/ˌɑːpəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 运作，实施；
be struggling to
努力去做；
criminal
/ˈkrɪmɪn(ə)l/ n. 罪犯；
精听党文化拓展
2019年，扎克伯格曾在美国国会听证会上作证说，儿童性剥削是“我们关注的最严重的威胁之一”，但这家总部位于加州门洛帕克的公司长期以来一直面临指控，被指其旗下的社交平台是涉性非法活动的避风港。
报道提到，2021年6月美国得克萨斯州最高法院做出裁决，允许3名通过脸书平台与施暴者取得联系的受害人对该公司提起诉讼，并认定脸书这个社交平台并不是一个“无法无天的三不管地带”，即并不能免于被追究与人口贩卖有关的责任。
去年9月，因Instagram涉嫌不当处理儿童隐私数据，Meta公司被处以创纪录的4.05亿欧元罚款。Meta发言人当时在电子邮件声明中表示，Instagram计划对罚款提出上诉。
此外，Meta公司还面临着数百起来自青少年和儿童的家庭的诉讼，这些家庭主张，他们的孩子由于沉迷于脸书和Instagram而出现心理健康问题。美国一些学区的主管部门也就此问题提起了诉讼。
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Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.
抱最好的希望，做最坏的准备。
原文链接：https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/jul/13/zuckerberg-asked-testify-meta-facebook-instagram-whatsapp-role-human-trafficking-florida