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Meta Has Run Hundreds of Ads for Cocaine, Opioids and Other Drugs (www.wsj.com)
submitted 3 months ago by jeffw@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] ChadCMulligan@lemm.ee 26 points 3 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] jeffw@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

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

[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] Kroxx@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

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

[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 2 points 3 months 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

[–] Banichan@dormi.zone 20 points 3 months ago

Why does everyone else get all the good ads?

[–] DaGeek247@fedia.io 10 points 3 months 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@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] jeffw@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Except now it’s all cut with fentanyl

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

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

[–] reddeadhead@awful.systems 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Does the facebook marketplace have an onion link?

[–] Default_Defect@midwest.social 3 points 3 months ago

That's an improvement over He Gets Us ads.

[–] 0x0@programming.dev 2 points 3 months ago

Enhance your calm.

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

So Facebook loves cocaine?

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

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

[–] markon@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Cool they should setup their own hidden services! 😂