Tag: Drugs

Meta Will Ignore Ethics Board’s Advice on Restricting Drug Posts
27Oct By adminNo Comments
Technology

Meta Will Ignore Ethics Board’s Advice on Restricting Drug Posts

[ad_1]  Meta Platforms Inc., the owner of Facebook and Instagram, will ignore some of its ethics watchdog's advice to tighten up its oversight of drug-related posts, in a decision with widespread ramifications for how people learn about psychedelic drugs.  The Oversight Board's guidance on drugs stems from a 2022 post tagged to a “paid partner” that described a ketamine treatment as a “medicine” and a “magical entry into another dimension.” Meta removed and reinstated the post three times. In August, the board overturned Meta's decision to leave it up, and made more sweeping recommendations — including that Meta should audit what the board called “inconsistently enforced” policies against selling or promoting illegal or recreational drugs.  We are now on WhatsApp. Click to join.Meta rep...
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2 Indian Nationals Charged With Conspiracy To Distribute Drugs In US
25Oct By adminNo Comments
Business

2 Indian Nationals Charged With Conspiracy To Distribute Drugs In US

[ad_1] The two Indian nationals were identified as Aashish K Jain (37) and M Eshwar Rao. (Representational)Washington: Two Indian nationals have been charged with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and launder drug proceeds, federal prosecutors have said. In the case, a New Jersey man has also pleaded guilty before a US District Court in Southern Illinois. The two Indian nationals are Aashish K Jain (37) and M Eshwar Rao. Moises A Sanabria (32) has admitted guilt to acting as a middleman between an India-based pharmaceutical distribution company and customers in the US.According to court documents, Sanabria received pills containing furanyl fentanyl and tapentadol to New Jersey from the pharmaceutical drug distribution centre in India and then shipped orders directly to US customers betwe...
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