In my book, Downward Spiral, Lexie could buy pharmaceutical drugs online. According to recent reports, social media has made it even easier for teens to purchase dangerous, illicit drugs online.
The Indian Express (as in the country India) has reported that Instagram makes it easy for teens to purchase illicit drugs online despite its insistence to the contrary. In a newly published report by the Tech Transparency Project (TTP), Xenas and MDMAs (Ecstasy) are easily purchased by teens as young as 13. In as few as two clicks, any teen can buy these drugs.
CNN Business reporters Donie O’Sullivan and Clare Duffy used TTP as a source to report the platform has accounts that advertise the sale of Xanax, ecstasy, opioids, and other drugs. These accounts allow for widespread sales.
“As part of the report, TTP carried out an experiment in which it set up seven Instagram accounts appearing to belong to teenage users, ages 13 to 17. It found these accounts were easily able to navigate to pages openly advertising the sale of illicit or pharmaceutical drugs.”
“According to the report, Instagram told TTP that 36 of the 50 posts it submitted as part of its investigation did not violate its community guidelines. The platform ultimately removed 12 of the posts and told TTP that it took down one account that had violated its policies, although TTP claimed the account remained active even after Instagram said it would be removed.”
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