STAT+: Meta is urged by state attorneys general to boost enforcement of weight loss drug advertising
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More than three dozen state attorneys general are urging Meta to better enforce its policies to thwart a \u201csurge of misleading\u201d pharmaceutical and wellness ads for weight loss drugs on Instagram and Facebook. And the state officials also want the company to take additional measures to prevent artificial intelligence-generated content in the ads.<\/p>\n
In a letter to Meta, they cite company policies indicating pharmaceutical advertisers are supposed to share information about the medical effectiveness and affordability of their medicines and target only adults. The state officials also cited policies that say health and wellness ads should not push a \u201cperfect\u201d body type or provide side-by-side comparisons. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Yet Instagram and Facebook are \u201creplete with ads that conflict with these policies,\u201d the bipartisan group of attorneys general wrote in their letter to the company<\/a>. They also complained that the platforms mislead consumers about the risks of compounded versions of the wildly popular weight loss drugs.<\/p>\n Continue to STAT+ to read the full story\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n