- Gov.
Greg Abbott held a border security briefing with 12 Republicanattorneys general on Thursday. - Abbott claimed cartels are advertising paid smuggling jobs on
TikTok , including human trafficking.
During a $4 on Thursday,
"Cartels in Mexico are using TikTok to advertise, to recruit smugglers in Texas, in San Antonio, Houston, and other cities in Texas and maybe some other states, to advertise for smugglers, for pay, for them to smuggle people here in Texas, which would include victims of human trafficking," $4.
The Republican
"TikTok should be ashamed, condemned, and have a legal action brought against it for promoting human trafficking in Texas and the United States of America," Abbott claimed.
Attorneys general from twelve conservative states attended the briefing, including Oklahoma, Utah, Missouri, and West Virginia.
Insider has reached out to Abbott and representatives of TikTok for comment.