UK Govt to Pay TikTokers to Try to Convince Illegal Migrants to Stay Away
In a move of desperation, the UK is planning to pay influencers on TikTok to try to persuade migrants from entering the country illegally.
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In a move of desperation, the UK is planning to pay influencers on TikTok to try to persuade migrants from entering the country illegally.
The Government has earmarked spending of up to £100,000 in countries including Albania, which have seen large numbers of migrants head across the Channel illegally.
The UK Home Office is planning to pay "thousands of pounds" to foreign TikTok bloggers to urge undocumented migrants not to cross the English Channel in boats and promote new immigration legislation, The Times newspaper reported, citing a government document.
'Would I accept their offer? No,' TikTok star Fabio Daja says when told he'd reportedly been earmarked for campaign to deter Channel crossings
The Home Office has earmarked spending of up to £100,000 in countries including Albania, which have seen large numbers of migrants head across the Channel illegally.