The Wall Street Journal disclosed an investigation by US authorities into Meta for possibly facilitating illegal medication sales. Documents and sources revealed Virginia prosecutors’ inquiry into Meta’s social media for illegal drug transactions.
Subpoenas demand Meta’s records on drug-related violations, the Journal reviewed. The FDA supports the investigation.
Meta asserted its policy against illegal drug sales, stating its efforts to eliminate such content and its proactive cooperation with law enforcement, as reported by the Journal.
AFP’s inquiry to the FDA and Meta on Saturday received no comment.
Nick Clegg, Meta’s global affairs president, announced a collaboration with the US State Department, the United Nations, and Snapchat to counter synthetic drug sales online, highlighting the opioid crisis’s severity.
The CDC reports over 700,000 opioid overdose deaths from 1999 to 2022.
