On Zoom, parties with over 100 people go day and night, where users inject and smoke meth on cam, have sex, masterbate, and encourage others to use more drugs. Zoom says the parties break their rules, but they’ve gone largely unchecked since at least 2018.https://www.nbcnews.com/specials/internet-meth-underground-hidden-in-plain-sight/index.html …
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On Reddit, massive subs with tens of thousands of subscribers host drug deals and videos depicting meth injection and smoking. The sub r/meth has over 80,000 members. Posts appear every several minutes. Reddit says only selling drugs violates their terms. https://www.nbcnews.com/specials/internet-meth-underground-hidden-in-plain-sight/index.html …pic.twitter.com/z43n2UeOZ9
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Facebook hosts groups and pages that are easily searchable where users post photos of meth for sale, and links to Telegram groups where order can be made.pic.twitter.com/McvYzZ5biL
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On Twitter, accounts devoted to porn centered around meth injection are easy to locate, and videos depicting meth injection can bring in millions of views. Twitter’s account recommendation tool will automatically recommend meth-oriented accounts.https://www.nbcnews.com/specials/internet-meth-underground-hidden-in-plain-sight/index.html …
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Meth users I spoke to described the trouble of trying to kick meth in the digital age. Sources say they are just as addicted to camming on Zoom as they are to meth itself. One man told me when he relapses, he buys a webcam before purchasing drugs.https://www.nbcnews.com/specials/internet-meth-underground-hidden-in-plain-sight/index.html …
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People are mixed on what to do about these communities. Some described them as a form of connection that helps with the extreme isolation of meth addiction. Other people said tech made their problems worse.
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really important story
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ur crushing the NBC reporter era omg
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