U.S. prosecutors in Virginia are probing whether Facebook-parent Meta’s social media platforms facilitated and profited from the illegal sale of drugs, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing documents and people familiar with the matter.
The prosecutors sent subpoenas last year and have been asking questions as part of a criminal grand jury probe, the report said, adding that they have also been requesting records related to drug content or illicit sale of drugs via Meta’s platforms.
The Food and Drug Administration has also been helping with the investigation, the newspaper added. It noted that investigations do not always lead to charges of wrongdoing.
Well, yes and no. The outright ban of drugs needs to be lifted but they still need heavy regulation, similar to alcohol and cigarettes to ensure things like what’s happening in the OP don’t happen.
Most people aren’t trying to kill themselves with Fentanyl but black market drug dealers are cutting them that way to increase profits.
Drugs have won the war on drugs.
Legalize it, regulate it, tax it, and put the taxes towards rehabilitation programs.