‘Extremely triggering’: Facebook drug ads cause concern for Calgarian in recovery – CTV
Jan. 9, 2025
A Calgary man who struggled with addiction for more than two decades is questioning why his Facebook account has been showing advertisements for drugs.
Eric Priddle has been sober for more than a year, and says he noticed more questionable Facebook ads on his feed when he started posting updates about his recovery journey.
Priddle says ads for online pharmaceutical companies selling everything from medicinal cocaine and MDMA nasal sprays to “discreet party favours” began appearing on his Facebook feed.
“I kind of feel angry about it, I feel like there should be some accountability on the part of Facebook for this,” he said.
