Drug dealers have been using Instagram to post images of their products and connect with buyers.
According to The Guardian, examples of these posts on Instagram include a photo of marijuana captioned, “Just getting a few packs ready for tomorrow morning … Place your order today, it gets shipped out at 8am tomorrow,” and a photo of pills captioned, "$2 a pop for xans, $10 a pop for roxys."
A spokesperson for Instagram defended the popular app. She told BBC, "People can't buy things on Instagram, we are simply a place where people share photos and videos."
She went on to say, "We encourage people who come across illegal or inappropriate content to report it to us using the built-in reporting tools next to every photo, video or comments, so we can take action."
Besides posting pictures of their drugs, dealers have also posted death threats on Instagram using emojis, according to Noisey. One man claims that a drug dealer he never met or bought from became convinced he was ripping him off and sent him a death threat, all on Instagram.
Who knew Instagram was part of the black market?