



Given the high levels of drug-related activities in northern Mexico and in Tamaulipas, many Facebook users also check on Valor por Tamaulipas to verify if there is a shootout in their area, to know in what part of a highway did a carjacking take place, or if someone is reported missing. It frequently posts messages and photos of the criminal activities in the state, including but not limited to law enforcement in action, photos of alleged criminals, vehicles of reported extortionists, abandoned vehicles left on the roadside, roadblocks, arsons, oil theft activities, drug traffickers on the job, and the like. The page regularly posts messages and photos of crime scenes its goal is to report on drug-related violence and situations of risk in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. The Facebook page Valor por Tamaulipas ("Courage for Tamaulipas") was created by an anonymous user on 1 January 2012 after getting his inspiration from other websites that anonymously reported the drug violence in Mexico. The admin, however, openly defied the criminal organization's threat through Facebook. In early 2013, a Mexican drug trafficking organization issued fliers offering a reward of $600,000 pesos ($46,000 USD) for anyone that could give out information to locate the admin of Valor por Tamaulipas, or any of his family members. In a country where several journalists have been assassinated for writing about drug trafficking and organized crime, the page survives under anonymity, but it has not been immune to threats. With over 150,000 likes on Facebook, Valor por Tamaulipas routinely posts messages and photos of crime scenes on their page. It was founded by an anonymous user on 1 January 2012, and its goal is to share information with other social-media users on the drug-related violence and risk situations all across the state. Valor por Tamaulipas ("Courage for Tamaulipas") is a Facebook page that covers security updates in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas.
