Facebook and Instagram suspected of facilitating illegal drug sales. A criminal investigation was opened in 2023 into the Meta group's social networks.
Federal prosecutors in the eastern state of Virginia “requested records related to content about infringing drugs (with regulations) on Meta's platforms” A Meta spokesperson told the WSJ that “the illegal sale of drugs (is) against our policy and we are working to find and remove this content from our services” “Meta is proactively cooperating with law enforcement to help combat the illegal sale and distribution of drugs,” she said.