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jeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months ago

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

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

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jeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months ago
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  • ChadCMulligan@lemm.ee
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    Is there anywhere to get those ads without having to book my face? (Asking for a friend, obviously)

    • jeffw@lemmy.worldOP
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      Always have a fent test kit… especially if you bought it off Instagram

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

        • Zos_Kia@lemmynsfw.com
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          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@lemm.ee
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            Fair enough, Jesus they’re getting really brazen

            • NotSteve_@lemmy.ca
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              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.

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

          In pretty sure it’s cops or trolls though

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    deleted by creator

  • Linux is for pussies@dormi.zone
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    Why does everyone else get all the good ads?

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    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.

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

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      Except now it’s all cut with fentanyl

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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      Huh, may just need to go make an account there.

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

        • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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          Aw man, that means I’d have to share my stash…

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    Does the facebook marketplace have an onion link?

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      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook_onion_address

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    That’s an improvement over He Gets Us ads.

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    So Facebook loves cocaine?

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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      X does too. Seems like other social media should get on board.

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    Enhance your calm.

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    Cool they should setup their own hidden services! 😂

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