• The FBI is using targeted Facebook ads to locate victims of “transnational repression” by the Chinese Communist Party.
• Two Mandarin-language ads target Facebook users in the Philadelphia area.
• The ads ask that anyone who has been targeted by physical or digital harassment, extortion, assault, or cyberstalking contact the local FBI field office.
• The FBI said in a statement that “Many victims are not aware transnational repression is illegal,” and that they seek to educate communities about these crimes.

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