The posts didn’t say so explicitly, but the implication was clear: The women had just swum across the border from Morocco. That desperation was then exploited by online groups that organize human smuggling, which made offers on Facebook and WhatsApp to help those considering crossing. Social media has accelerated the process, said Jorgen Carling, a migration expert at the Peace Research Institute Oslo. Within days of the surge of crossings, most of those who arrived in Ceuta returned to Morocco. The post How Social Media Spurred a Refugee Crisis Between Spain and Morocco appeared first on New York Times.