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'What Meta's Money Is Buying': DOJ Halts Probe of Facebook Owner That Has Given Trump Millions

Top officials at the US Department of Justice have reportedly halted a years-long criminal investigation into Facebook parent company Meta for allegedly facilitating—and profiting from—the illegal sale of drugs on its platforms, including to children. Bloomberg Law reported Thursday that "senior leaders" at the Justice Department "ordered career…

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