In France, pimps are using TikTok to recruit minors into prostitution, disguising their schemes as adverts for "rose sellers." Investigations reveal hundreds of social media videos targeting young girls with promises of easy money and a glamorous lifestyle. This illicit recruitment method highlights a concerning trend in online exploitation.

Behind ordinary-looking TikTok adverts for "rose sellers" lies a sordid reality: a recruitment scheme linked to prostitution, often targeting minors. A team from our sister channel France 2 dug into hundreds of social media videos showing how pimps in France are recruiting young girls via TikTok, promising them easy money and a glamorous lifestyle. Our France 2 colleagues report, with FRANCE 24's Lauren Bain.