United States of America: Attorneys General issued a demand letter to WeChat over alleged facilitation of fentanyl money laundering
Description
Attorneys General issued a demand letter to WeChat over alleged facilitation of fentanyl money laundering
On 12 May 2025, the Attorneys General of North Carolina, South Carolina, Colorado, Mississippi, New Hampshire, and New Jersey issued a demand letter to WeChat US, Inc., stating that WeChat's peer-to-peer messaging service, used by an estimated 19 mi…
Scope
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, messaging service provider
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body