U.S. prosecutors probing Meta’s role in illegal drug sales, WSJ says

U.S. prosecutors in Virginia have been sending subpoenas and asking questions as part of a criminal grand jury probe looking into whether Meta‘a social-media platforms are facilitating and profiting from the illegal sale of drugs, Andrea Fuller, Salvador Rodriguez and Khadeeja Safdar of Wall Street Journal report, citing people familiar with the matter. The prosecutors have been requesting records related to drug content or illicit sale of drugs via Meta’s platforms, sources told the Journal. The Food and Drug Administration has also been helping with the investigation, the paper adds. A spokesperson for Meta told the Journal: “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.”