After tens of thousands of people headed for Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta, Spanish fact-checkers uncovered a web of online groups sharing crossing plans and information. With fears that another mass crossing could be in the works, how much influence do these networks have, and why are so many young Moroccans listening? We ask Maldita.es editor Álvaro García Hernández. #dwcurrentaffairs
Chapters:
00:08 Why thousands of Moroccans headed for Ceuta
00:38 Returnees share painful memories
02:28 "I’ve lost all hope": Young voices from Morocco
03:40 Why Ceuta became a gateway to Spain
04:37 WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram migration groups
05:00 Álvaro García Hernández on new crossing plans
06:21 How online groups organize logistics
07:55 Who is behind the migrant networks?
09:26 Organized crime or grassroots coordination?
10:20 Why migrants want to leave Morocco
11:32 Final thoughts from Álvaro García Hernández
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