New York’s governor is demanding that social media sites and search engines such as Meta and Google stop promoting illicit marijuana sellers.
Gov. Kathy Hochul was planning a Wednesday news conference to share more about how her office planned to crack down on illegal operators, according to the New York Post.
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“Right now, Google and others knowingly allow illegal stores to promote unlicensed products on their platforms,” she said in a statement to the Post.
“I’m calling on them to cease promotion of all illegal cannabis shops.”
Google did not respond to the Post’s request for comment.
A spokesperson for Meta told the newspaper that “we prohibit content – both in ads and organically on pages – that promotes the buying and
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