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Snapchat and its parent company Snap have been scrutinized by the FBI and Justice Department over the sale of fentanyl-laced pills through the app, according to Bloomberg, as federal agencies and legislators probe whether social media apps have fueled a surge in fentanyl-related overdoses.
Snapchat will reportedly be investigated by the FBI and Justice Department.
ការបោះពុម្ពផ្សាយនាពេលអនាគតតាមរយៈរូបភាពហ្គេតធី
ការពិតសំខាន់
The FBI and Justice Department will investigate Snapchat as investigators have already interviewed parents of children who died from fentanyl overdoses and are working to link their social media accounts to their suppliers, sources told ទីភ្នាក់ងារ Bloomberg.
ក្រសួងយុត្តិធម៌បដិសេធមិនធ្វើអត្ថាធិប្បាយទេ។ ទស្សនាវដ្តី Forbes, while the FBI would neither confirm nor deny an investigation.
A possible investigation by the Justice Department of Snap follows a សំណើ by the National Crime Prevention Council last month which called Snapchat “the platform of choice for fentanyl drug dealers” because the app deletes messages between users over time.
Between 2019 and 2021, fentanyl-related deaths of 10- to 19-year-olds increased by 182%, នេះបើយោងតាម to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with counterfeit pills resulting in nearly 25% of those deaths.
Snap told ទស្សនាវដ្តី Forbes that the company is “committed to doing our part to fight the national fentanyl poisoning crisis.”
លេខធំ
270,810. That’s how many drug-related pieces of content violated Snapchat’s policies and were removed by the company in 2022, នេះបើយោងតាម to a release. This represents just 4.8% of the total reports (775,145) of drug-related content.
សាវតាសំខាន់
An effort to shut down illegal drug trade on Snapchat has been in the works for several years, according to Snap. The company has since blocked search results for drug-related terms and will redirect its users to resources from experts about the dangers of fentanyl. More than 564,000 Americans died from opioid overdoses between 1999 and 2020, នេះបើយោងតាម ទៅកាន់ CDC ជាមួយនឹងការស្លាប់ដោយប្រើថ្នាំជ្រុលជាច្រើនឥឡូវនេះមានទំនាក់ទំនងជាមួយ អាភៀនសំយោគដូចជា fentanyl. Snap said it works alongside agents for the Drug Enforcement Agency to help identify any drug-related content posted on its social media platform. Despite the company’s efforts, the families of children who died from fentanyl-related overdoses say the app has “encouraged, enabled and facilitated” the sale of counterfeit pills, នេះបើយោងតាម to the Sacramento Bee.
អ្វីដែលត្រូវមើល
A roundtable hosted Wednesday by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce will discuss the involvement of technology companies in the ongoing fentanyl crisis.
អានបន្ថែម
FBI Examines Snapchat’s Role In Fentanyl Poisoning Deaths (ទីភ្នាក់ងារ Bloomberg)
Walgreens វាយលុកលុយ 83 លានដុល្លារជាមួយ West Virginia ជុំវិញវិបត្តិ Opioid (ទស្សនាវដ្តី Forbes)
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2023/01/25/snapchat-reportedly-scrutinized-by-authorities-over-role-in-spreading-fentanyl/