Time to Testify, Zuck: Florida AG Wants to Know Why So Many Human Traffickers Use Facebook

Meta platforms are preferred by human traffickers —and Florida’s AG wants to know why.

According to a report from The Daily Wire, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has written a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg asking him to testify over Facebook’s human trafficking problem.

A survey conducted by Moody found that 53% of the 271 human trafficking cases involved social media apps Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, and Facebook Messenger.

“As Chair of the Council, and as Florida’s Attorney General, I invite you to appear before the Council to discuss this very important issue and address the Council as to what Meta is doing to prevent its platforms from being used to assist, facilitate or support human trafficking,” Moody wrote in her letter.

Moody asked Zuck to reply by September 5th.

“Before launching new products or wasting time preparing for a cage match that will likely never happen, Zuckerberg should be working to make Meta’s existing platforms safer for users and to prevent vulnerable people from being forced into illicit sex work. The findings of our statewide survey and other reports make it clear that Meta platforms are the preferred social media applications for human traffickers looking to prey on vulnerable people,” Moody said in a press release.

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— Daily Wire News (@DailyWireNews) July 12, 2023