A friend of mine recently showed me an instagram account that sold magic mushrooms. To place an order, you had to friend the account and send them a DM with a specific set of emoji.
I couldn't believe it, might as well have been a public Venmo feed.
I couldn't believe it, might as well have been a public Venmo feed.
"Kids are getting bootleg THC vape liquid, where are they getting it?" "Oh, its gotta be their dumb older friends." "Well, not usually; would you believe The Internet?" "Oh sure, some dark web site." "Nope. Its a popular app." "Snapchat, with its self-destroying messages for sure?" "Nope." "I hear a lot about tik tok these days, its popular with the youth." "Ha, no, the Chinese are actually good at censorship and moderation, unlike us." "Ok, craigslist? that's always been a little seedy" "No one uses that anymore, least of all kids; Would you believe... Instagram." "What?!"
If it's popular, doubly so.
It's like ubereats but they're always on time.
Even WhatsApp leaves a "user has removed a message" ghost
"Hey! I'm visiting $city for a few days and looking for someone who can drop off $quantity for me at $hotel, cash only"