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Social Media’s Impact on Homeland Security
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."