Instagram prohibit the illegal drug trade on its platform

This decision by Instagram has been expressed following an investigation by BBC radio in the U.S., where many ‘posts’ photos and videos of ATS in the social network were discovered.

Instagram will take action against publications relating to illegal drug trafficking in their platform. To this end, this social application announced that block certain ‘hashtags’ and restrict search options related to these substances.

These contents were published by drug users announcing the sale and distribution of substances, indicating price, quantity, place and date of delivery.

Among the mentioned substances amphetamine and MDMA was found research also pointed to U.S. users as the main focus of this traffic.

For these revelations, a spokesman for the social network noted that “people can not buy things on Instagram and that this is simply a place to share pictures and videos.”

Still, the application acquired by Facebook has shown its desire to users who encounter illegal or inappropriate content such that “the tool used to claim that is next to the photo or video” and then they “take actions. “