Do anti-trafficking apps help trafficking survivors?
While a growing number of apps claim to stop human trafficking and support survivors, many are failing to reach the people that need them most. When Kelvin Lim had the idea of designing an app where members of the Malaysian public could report suspected cases of human trafficking, it seemed like an ingenious and effective way of engaging the public in tackling human trafficking. Yet since its launch in April 2018, the My Protector app has only