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Social Media’s Impact on Homeland Security

Testimony

Questioner: Kyrsten SinemaWitness: Chris Cox

Narrative: Youth TargetingHarm: Drugs
Q. · Question

Kyrsten Sinema

A. · Response

Chris Cox

QuestionSinema asks what Meta is doing to stop cartels from using Facebook and Instagram to recruit teens along the Southwestern Border, and whether Meta will commit to sharing cartel-recruitment information with DHS as quickly as possible.

ResponseCox says Meta prohibits cartels and human trafficking and works with law enforcement to identify and remove cartel content, and conditionally commits to sharing cartel-recruitment information with DHS "provided privacy and legal concerns were addressed."