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Facebook finally stops surfacing opioid-related posts
Facebook has reportedly stopped surfacing posts, Pages and Groups when users search for opioids like OxyContin and fentanyl, TechCrunch reports. The change comes as the Centers for Disease Control release estimates showing continued increases in opioid-related death rates across the US. Now, when Facebook users search for certain drugs, the site only returns videos and user profiles with similar names. The company told TechCrunch that it is working to make it more difficult for users to find content that might connect them with dealers.
Google starts showing rehab ads again after a lengthy ban
Google will start showing ads for addiction treatment centers again nearly a year after pulling them down in the US, now that it has vetted and verified almost 100 facilities. If you'll recall, the tech giant banned those types of ads in the US late last year following reports that some of the top results in the category lead to sketchy referral services. These referral call centers earned a ton of money for sending vulnerable people to expensive treatment facilities that aren't equipped to help them overcome their addiction. The ban went global back in January, and a few months later, Google came up with a way to vet the treatment centers that want to advertise on its ad platform.
