A coalition of 19 lawmakers expressed serious concerns regarding Meta's apparent failure to prevent drug advertisements on its platforms, emphasizing the company's direct involvement in approving such ads.
Legislators were shocked that despite Mark Zuckerberg's public acknowledgment of the dangers of drug exposure, Meta began approving advertisements showcasing various illicit drugs.
The issue highlighted by lawmakers was Meta's monetization of drug ads, which they argued was particularly concerning as these were not user-generated but explicitly approved by the company.
Meta responded that they reject hundreds of thousands of ads for drug policy violations, although lawmakers insisted that the presence of illicit drug ads raises serious accountability questions.
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