# 02 Births, Deaths and Marriages | Facebook's sperm marketplace

An episode of [Background Briefing](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/73330306), 29 Nov 2024, 37 min.

Audio: https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/aa/Z/dh.mp3

When a couple are quoted $13,000 to access a sperm donor through a clinic, they decide to take matters into their own hands. On Facebook, they find a thriving sperm exchange, where they hope they'll have more control over the process. But as reporter Annika Blau discovers, there are pitfalls they didn’t foresee.

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