US prosecutors in Virginia are investigating Meta Platforms — the parent company of Facebook and Instagram — for potentially playing a role in facilitating illegal drug sales on their platforms, according to the New York Post.
The report mentioned that the prosecutors have already issued subpoenas and started questioning Meta about whether it has enabled and profited from illicit drug sales on its platform. Prosecutors have also requested records related to “violative drug content on Meta’s platforms and/or the illicit sale of drugs via Meta’s platforms.”
The Food and Drug Administration is reportedly helping with the investigation, according to people familiar with the situation. However, investigations like this do not always end in formal charges of wrongdoing, but what has been brought up is enough for the prosecutors to take a serious look.
A spokesperson for Meta said that [t]he sale of illicit drugs is against our policies and we work to find and remove this content from our services.”
“Meta proactively cooperates with law enforcement authorities to help combat the sale and distribution of illicit drugs.”
The Wall Street Journal reported that on Friday, Nick Clegg, Meta’s president of global affairs, joined the State Department’s efforts to crack down on the sale of synthetic drugs online and…
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