SMITH: Social Media and Internet Data on Human Trafficking

Social Media and the Internet in the Trafficking of Humans (SMITH) Data Project was created by Spencer Brooke Hayes. The dataset's specific content and structure are not detailed in the available metadata. It was last updated on April 13, 2026.

Use Cases

• Identify patterns in online recruitment methods based on social media and internet data.
• Train models to detect potential trafficking signals based on online activity patterns.
• Analyze the role of internet platforms in trafficking networks based on the described domain.

Strengths

• Project has a specific, named author (Spencer Brooke Hayes).
• Metadata includes a precise last update timestamp (2026-04-13 14:52:21).

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count, file formats, and license are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Social Media and the Internet in the Trafficking of Humans (SMITH) Data Project

Collection Method

Data collection method is not described.

Time Range

Temporal coverage is not specified.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-13 14:52:21; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Spatial coverage is not specified.