Meta revokes job offer to sextortion expert after he publicly criticizes Instagram

Exclusive: Paul Raffile held webinar where he said app failed to protect children, and his offer was rescinded hours later

Meta revoked a job offer to a prominent cyber-intelligence analyst immediately after he criticized Instagram for failing to protect children online.

Paul Raffile had been offered a job as a human exploitation investigator focusing on issues such as sextortion and human trafficking. He had participated in a 24 April webinar on safeguarding against financial sextortion schemes, during which he criticized Instagram for allowing children to fall prey to scammers and offered possible solutions.