Meta being investigated over role in illicit drug sales, says WSJ
NEW YORK: US authorities are investigating Meta over its role in the illicit sale of medications, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.
Citing documents and people close to the matter, the American business daily said prosecutors in the southern US state of Virginia are looking into whether the company’s social media platforms are facilitating and profiting from the illegal sale of drugs.
Prosecutors have asked for records on “violative drug content on Meta’s platforms and/or the illicit sale of drugs via Meta’s platforms,” according to copies of subpoenas reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been helping with the investigation, the paper reported.
“The sale of illicit drugs is against our policies and we work to find and remove this content from our services,” Meta told the Journal in a…
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