Meta Has Run Hundreds of Ads for Cocaine, Opioids and Other Drugs

submitted a month ago by jeffw

www.wsj.com/tech/meta-cocaine-opioids-ads-dea8e0fc

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[deleted] a month ago

Fucking finally, they started showing ACTUALLY useful ads

BCX a month ago

Why does everyone else get all the *good* ads?

ChadCMulligan a month ago

Is there anywhere to get those ads without having to book my face? (Asking for a friend, obviously)

jeffw [OP] a month ago

Always have a fent test kit… especially if you bought it off Instagram

Aussiemandeus a month ago

I don't know man, but I've browsed marketplace in the past and have seen adds for mushrooms and all sorts.

Kroxx a month ago, edited a month ago

Those are grow kits not actual mushrooms, it's more of a grey area although selling spores for growing is expressly illegal.

Aussiemandeus a month ago

Nah man, just pictures of mushrooms and in the description options for lsd etc too.

In pretty sure it's cops or trolls though

Zos_Kia a month ago

Just yesterday I got an ad for actual shrooms! The website even had a "how is this legal" section, but the legal theory in there was... Not very convincing...

Kroxx a month ago

Fair enough, Jesus they're getting really brazen

NotSteve_ a month ago

There are actual physical mushroom stores in my city even though it's not legal in Canada. There's one a few minutes away from me called The Mush Room. I love to see it, it reminds me of when weed was about to get legalized and stores were popping up before it was official.

DaGeek247 a month ago

Only hundreds? With their active userbase? I know the article said they were told about it by a previous news article several months ago, but like, at some point there's only so much you can do.

I expect Facebook did nothing, which is not only so much you can do, but also I expect that from Facebook. The whole company needs to be split up, and this is just another symptom of that.

jaybone a month ago

Used to be you had to go to dark web tor sites to get this shit. Now it’s just all on meta?

jeffw [OP] a month ago

Except now it’s all cut with fentanyl

Huh, may just need to go make an account there.

jaybone a month ago

Meta is probably more likely to share your info with law enforcement.

Aw man, that means I'd have to share my stash...

reddeadhead a month ago

Does the facebook marketplace have an onion link?

Default_Defect a month ago

That's an improvement over He Gets Us ads.

0x0 a month ago

Enhance your calm.

Etterra a month ago

So Facebook loves cocaine?

X does too. Seems like other social media should get on board.

markon a month ago

Cool they should setup their own hidden services! 😂