by Bethany Blankley at The Center Square
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody on Monday called on Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to appear before the Statewide Council on Human Trafficking to account for how Meta is being used to facilitate human trafficking and sex exploitation.
Moody did so while announcing what she described as the “stunning” and “disturbing” findings of a statewide investigation that found that Meta platforms are being used more than any other social media platforms by human traffickers to commit crimes.
It appears to be the first statewide inquiry and request of its kind.
According to the state’s recent investigation, over half of all reported instances of social media platforms used in Florida human trafficking cases since 2019 involve Meta platforms. They include Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp.
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