US investigating Meta for role in illicit drug sales, WSJ reports(Reuters) -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 paper quoted a spokesman for Meta as saying in a statement: “The 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,” he added. The prosecutors’ office and a spokeswoman for the FDA declined to comment to WSJ. Meta, the FDA and the Virginia Attorney General’s office did not immediately respond to a Reuters’ request for comment.

Source: Wall Street Journal March 16, 2024 10:09 UTC