Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody called on Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify before the Statewide Council on Human Trafficking about his company’s reported involvement in human trafficking and sex exploitation cases on social media.
Following a recent statewide investigation, Moody said Florida officials found human traffickers are using Meta platforms more than any other social media apps to commit crimes. The attorney general announced the findings of the state investigation on Monday.
“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 added."Zuckerberg needs to immediately turn his attention to this public safety threat and testify to our council about what Meta is doing to prevent its platforms from being used to assist, facilitate or support human trafficking.
"I [specifically invited] CEO Zuckerberg [to] testify before this council." pic.twitter.com/dxxedLbYIBThe state investigation's findings originate from the attorney general’s office sending a survey to 80 law enforcement agencies, including 67 sheriff’s offices and several police departments in Florida’s major cities. Of the 66 responses it received, 32 agencies reported 376 human trafficking investigations occurred since 2019.
Meta’s new competitor to Twitter, Threads, was not included in the announcement due to the social media app’s release last week.
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